23 Feb 2017
In Feb 2017, almost 2000 paintbrushes were found to be made from pig bristles in a crackdown led by the Ministry of Domestic, Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism1. The raid was made following a lab test on paintbrushes sent to a local university1. The paintbrushes were mainly imported from China and most sellers were unaware of the materials used to make the brushes2. The selling of paintbrushes made up of pig bristles were not prohibited in Malaysia. However, according to the Trade Description Act (Order 2013), items made from pig or dog must be properly labelled and kept separately so the Muslims are aware of its origin when making choices 1.