In Indonesia’s neighbors they have more orderly ways of determining which foods are acceptable for Muslims to eat. Halal or not halal, how do you determine and how do you let the consumer know what he or she is buying to eat?

In Brunei a few weeks ago certain Australian biscuits containing ingredients derived from pigs were found in the ‘halal’ section of a certain supermarket in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The consumption