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Subway Singapore has been officially certified halal by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS), the sandwich chain proclaimed on Friday.

In an emailed statement, Subway Singapore said all but one of its restaurants across Singapore will begin to display the halal certificate from Saturday.

The exception is the company's outlet at Wisteria Mall in Yishun, which Subway said: "is still in the application process".

Subway said the official certification is part of its latest efforts in "bringing the Subway experience" to "everyone in the broader community".

The United States originated chain, stressed that food sold at all Subway Singapore outlets is at present in compliance with Halal requirements.

As part of its process of obtaining the halal certificate, Subway told Channel NewsAsia that all of its outlets across Singapore had to undergo ritual cleansing.

As part of MUIS' requirements, outlets likewise have to have at least two Muslim employees.

Subway added that it had to replace all of its pork-based products with chicken and beef.

In addition, all of the products in Subway outlets, including non-pork proteins like beef, chicken, tuna, and turkey, had to be replaced with halal-certified options.

The company, in March, proclaimed that it was applying for halal certification and all of its Singapore outlets would halt selling pork with immediate effect.

After the announcement, Subway was criticized by some netizens for removing pork from its menu wholly.

By Sowmya Sangam