The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law

The ultimate physical outcomes of compliance with halal requirements in Islamic production are high quality and safe products. The producers or suppliers, who claim that their products are halal but in actual fact are not halal, are subject to criminal sanctions under relevant laws in Malaysia. The...

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Main Authors:	Amin, Naemah, Abdul Aziz, Norazlina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015
Subjects:	K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-435502017-11-24T09:41:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43550/ The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law Amin, Naemah Abdul Aziz, Norazlina K Law (General) The ultimate physical outcomes of compliance with halal requirements in Islamic production are high quality and safe products. The producers or suppliers, who claim that their products are halal but in actual fact are not halal, are subject to criminal sanctions under relevant laws in Malaysia. The question arises as to whether the producers of non-halal products can also be liable for physical or emotional injury caused to the victims of such products. This paper aims to explore the potential liability of the producer and supplier of false halal products under the product liability law which generally concerns with providing protection to consumers against unsafe products. The paper specifically examines the provisions of strict liability for defective products under Part X of Consumer Protection Act 1999 (CPA). The main questions to be answered are whether non-halal products can be considered as ‘defective’ and what kind of injury can be recovered by the victims. The findings of this study provide insights to producers and suppliers on the civil liability for supplying supposedly halal products and recognition of consumer right of redress for injury caused by non-halal products. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43550/1/43350_-_The_liability_of_the_producer_of_false_halal_products_under_product_liability_law___scopus.pdf Amin, Naemah and Abdul Aziz, Norazlina (2015) The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law. Asian Social Science, 11 (15). pp. 295-301. ISSN 1911-2025 (O), 1911-2017 (P) http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/index
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description	The ultimate physical outcomes of compliance with halal requirements in Islamic production are high quality and safe products. The producers or suppliers, who claim that their products are halal but in actual fact are not halal, are subject to criminal sanctions under relevant laws in Malaysia. The question arises as to whether the producers of non-halal products can also be liable for physical or emotional injury caused to the victims of such products. This paper aims to explore the potential liability of the producer and supplier of false halal products under the product liability law which generally concerns with providing protection to consumers against unsafe products. The paper specifically examines the provisions of strict liability for defective products under Part X of Consumer Protection Act 1999 (CPA). The main questions to be answered are whether non-halal products can be considered as ‘defective’ and what kind of injury can be recovered by the victims. The findings of this study provide insights to producers and suppliers on the civil liability for supplying supposedly halal products and recognition of consumer right of redress for injury caused by non-halal products.
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title	The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law
title_short	The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law
title_full	The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law
title_fullStr	The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law
title_full_unstemmed	The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law
title_sort	liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law
publisher	Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43550/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43550/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43550/1/43350_-_The_liability_of_the_producer_of_false_halal_products_under_product_liability_law___scopus.pdf
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The liability of the producer of false halal products under product liability law

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