A video showing baskets of raw chicken being transported uncovered in the back of a four-wheel-drive vehicle along a highway has triggered concerns over food hygiene and halal compliance.
The footage was recorded along the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) near Pantai Dalam today, according to Threads user acsoneg02, who shared the clip with the New Straits Times.
The user said he was shocked to see the chicken being carried in open baskets without any plastic covering, raising questions about how the meat was handled before reaching consumers.
“Shocked this morning to see a chicken being carried in a basket, no plastic bag at all, exposed before being sold to people to eat.
“After the halal chicken incident, I stopped eating chicken and am now willing to eat eggs every day. Today, I came across this again,” he wrote.
The video also prompted some users to share how they had changed their poultry-buying habits amid concerns over food handling.
One user, sabaqhati__, said they had started slaughtering and processing their own poultry to avoid uncertainty over how the meat was handled.
“I slaughter and process it myself now. You just have to put in the effort,” the user wrote.
Another user, mohdyazeedakhiar, advised consumers to avoid buying chicken without proper labelling and choose trusted halal brands, even if they were more expensive.
Others called for the vehicle’s owner to be identified and urged the authorities to investigate.
User mohdnoor6061 suggested checking whether the vehicle’s registration number belonged to a company or an individual to establish who was responsible.
“Try checking whether that plate number belongs to a company or an individual. Maybe we can find out who is involved,” the user wrote.
Another commenter called on the police to take action, describing the alleged practice as brazen.
“Police, detain them. This is very daring,” the user commented.
