A domestic trade enforcement officer checks paint brushes believed to be made with pig bristles at a hardware store outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday. (AP photo)KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian authorities have seized more than 2,000 paint brushes believed made with pig bristles and sold without labels, in a crackdown following complaints from Muslim consumers. Domestic trade enforcement official Zarif Anwar said on Wednesday that officials were inspecting shops selling paint brushes for art and commercial use. Seized brushes would be examined to determine whether they used pig bristles. He said traders who flout the rule could face up to three years in prison and/or a fine of 100,000 ringgit (about 790,000 baht).

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2017 06:56 UTC