In Indonesia, halal certification is handled by three organizations: the BPJPH, LPPOM MUI as a halal evaluation body (LPH), and MUI. Halal product assurance is coordinated by the BPJPH. MUI is in charge of conducting audit meetings, issuing audit memorandums, and submitting audit minutes at MUI Fatwa Commission meetings. It also performs document sufficiency checks, schedules audits, and carries out audits. The MUI Fatwa Commission evaluates the audit results and determines whether or not a product satisfies the requirements for being considered halal before issuing the MUI Halal Decree.
What Exactly is a Halal Certification from BPJPH and MUI?
BPJPH stands for Badan Penanggulangan Jaminan Produk Halal in Indonesian (Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency). As of October 2017, the Indonesian government had the right to carry out and approve halal certification registration and processes under the Halal Product Assurance Law number 33 from 2014. Despite the fact that BPJPH now has its own authority to handle the certification of halal products in Indonesia, this organization’s specifications still make reference to the written fatwa that MUI has issued.
Government Regulation 39 of 2021 (GR 39/2021), which was released by Indonesia, contains a new Halal certification rule that will affect enterprises across most industries. According to this 2021 rule update, all goods entering, moving through, and being exchanged in Indonesia must be Halal-certified unless they come from substances that are forbidden by Islam (Haram).
The Following Products and Services Must be Certified as Halal, According to GR 39/2021:
- Goods, food, and drinks;
- Pharmaceuticals;
- Cosmetics;
- Chemical substances;
- Goods with a genetic modification;
- Biological products
- Services
- Processing;
- Storage;
- Packaging;
- Distribution;
- Slaughtering animals; and
- Sales businesses.
What Are the Procedures to Get Halal Certification in Indonesia?
- Application: To become certified as halal, businesses must submit an application.
- Confirmation: All Necessary Paperwork Is Correct And Present The application materials are verified by the BPJPH.
- The LPH that the applicant has chosen will be appointed by the BPJPH; the applicant is in charge of making this decision.
- LPH inspects and/or tests the product to determine whether it is halal. LPH inspects and/or tests the product to determine whether it is halal. Following the completion of the inspection or test, LPH will next send BPJPH the findings.
- Determining the Product’s Halal Status: BPJPH sends the findings of the inspection and/or testing to MUI in order to determine the Product’s Halal Status. The MUI halal fatwa assembly is in charge of deciding whether a product is halal or not. The results of the examination of the product’s halal status are then delivered to BPJPH by MUI.
What Kinds of Documents Are Required to Apply for a Halal Certificate?
- Application Letter: Samples that meet the needs of company owners have been provided.
- Include all pertinent information about the business operator while completing the registration form.
- Included in this group are documents relating to the business license (NIB). If you don’t have a NIB, you can utilize SIUP/IUMK/IUI/API or other choices in its place. An NPWP or ID card may be used in place of the Micro-Business Operator qualification (KTP).
- Details About the Internal Halal Supervisor: A copy of the KTP, a determination of the internal halal supervisor, a resume, and the internal halal supervisor’s training certificate make up this information.
- The names of the products: The product, menu item, or item that is being requested for halal certification is listed in this section. A replica of the business license or health-standards certificate should be sent as well.
- List of Materials: The names of all the materials used in the product that was submitted for certification are included in this section.
- Next section breaks down the manufacturing process, including how the product is carried through each stage. Information on purchases, receipts, and acceptances; storage of raw materials; processing; packing; storage; and delivery of finished goods.
- To guarantee that the halal manufacturing process continues without interruption, company operators create, implement, and maintain the Halal Product Assurance System, commonly known as SJPH. In this regard, the halal assurance system that is now available at the LPH is described in the paper named “used Halal Product Assurance System.”
- The location layout for the slaughterhouses
- Applicant ID: When submitting your application, attach either a letter of authority from the company’s management or a copy of the registrant’s identity card (KTP). When an application is not submitted by the person in charge or management of the company, a power of attorney is necessary.
- Copies of Halal Certificate: This is a replica of the halal certificate issued by MUI for the products that have undergone halal certification.
What are the Elements of the Halal Assurance System?
Halal Policy: A formal declaration from the company’s management confirming adherence to Halal practices.
- Halal Management Team: The Board of Directors must declare in writing.
- Internal and external training on HAS 23000 requirements must be provided by the business.
- Materials: All ingredients, processing aids, and raw materials must adhere to the requirements for Halal registration.
- Product: Both your product’s name and specifications must be halal.
- Facility: Even if the manufacturing lines are divided, the facility shall not process pork.
- Supply: An explanation of the material’s acquisition process
- Traceability: To demonstrate that each component is Halal, you must be able to track it back to its original location.
- Procedure for handling nonconforming items: A description of how nonconforming products are destroyed.
- Ideally twice a year, internal audits
- Annual management review
Does MUI Look at All of the Raw Components Used to Make Cosmetics?
They undoubtedly do. The MUI Team will be performing audits and surveys at various industrial manufacturing facilities in order to examine the production process. They will ensure that there is no contamination of the production facility due to unclean or impure materials or goods. As long as the final products don’t contain any parts or derivatives made from pigs, the production facilities can be used interchangeably to produce both certified goods and non-certified goods. Therefore, defined processes are required to ensure that there won’t be any cases of cross-contamination.
What Kinds of Products are Required to Get Halal Certification in Indonesia?
The most recent change to the law governing the assurance of halal products has made the certification for a large number of consumer items that was previously voluntary, now mandatory. Prior to October 17, 2024, products in the food and beverage sector will be the first to receive Halal certification.
Additionally, the law mandates that if any chemicals, biological products, cosmetics, medicines, or used things include even minute quantities of animal components, they must be certified as halal. In addition, halal certification is required for companies in Indonesia that offer distribution, storage, and packaging services, as well as animal slaughterhouses.
The company’s owners are obligated to show where their raw materials came from, and those items must also originate from sources that have been certified as Halal. Given the extensive globalization of the food supply chain, which results in a sizable share of food components arriving from foreign nations, this provides a dilemma.
Is Being Halal Certified Mean not Containing Pork?
According to the Muslims in Dietetics and Nutrition, a member organization of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, halal food can never contain pork, pig products (including gelatin and shortening), or any alcohol. Alcohol is also not allowed in Halal meals.
Is Gelatin Considered Halal?
Pork is not regarded as halal, nor are any goods made from it. The product must not have any features, including perfume or flavor, that MUI would deem haram or banned.