SEREMBAN, MALAYSIA, November 17, 2016 (The Star): Vegetarians can now enjoy their meals without any worry when dining at cafeterias in government hospitals and other medical facilities. This follows a directive from the Health Ministry that these cafeteria operators must provide food that is strictly vegetarian to anyone who patronized their outlet. Ministry director-general Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said the demand for vegetarian food from both patients and visitors to these facilities have been increasing.
Dr. Noor Hisham said the ministry decided to introduce the ruling after receiving many complaints from the public, especially those who had to stay at hospitals to look after their sick relatives. With the new ruling, cafeteria operators have also been told to be sensitive to the needs of vegans who consumed only greens, lacto-vegetarians who also took milk and dairy products and lacto-ovo-vegetarians who were okay with eating eggs.