Malaysia also has a balanced knowledge of both Islamic tenets and other areas including technological
development and sciences, particularly food sciences, biochemistry and microbiology as well as in business
management. Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) has resumed the responsibility as the Halal
Certification body effective from 1 August 2009. The Halal Directory features companies which are registered with
MATRADE and have products which are certified Halal (MATRADE, 2011)