LPPOM MUI still ranks highest in achieving halal certification completion. Around 75 percent of halal products certified through the regular scheme result from LPPOM MUI audits. This state was conveyed by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, K.H. Ma’ruf Amin, at the 2023 LPPOM MUI Halal Award, which took place on September 4, 2023 at the IPB International Convention Center, Bogor.
“The seriousness and dedication of LPPOM MUI since 1989 have made LPPOM MUI a trusted and international halal inspection agency, with numerous partners spread worldwide,” said Ma’ruf Amin.
Several steps are also essential to take together, such as (1) Increasing literacy and education for business actors and the public regarding the importance of halal certification, (2) Improving the quality of human resources with halal certification competency, and accompanied by speed and ease of service. Through digital technology, (3) Strengthening collaboration and synergy across stakeholders, and (4) Setting aside sectoral interests to achieve the target for accelerating halal certification on time.
“To pursue this target, besides maintaining product quality, I demand that halal values be adjusted to standards. In this case, I appreciate LPPOM MUI, which continues to assist companies and business people to achieve halal standards,” said Ma’ruf Amin.
Following Act No. 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance, the obligation to be halal certified for products entering, circulating, and trading in Indonesia will start on October 17, 2024. Therefore, business actors are invited to certify their products through the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH).
“I invite business actors who have obtained halal certificates to play an active role in educational outreach and share experiences, as well as inviting other business actors to apply for halal certificates for their products immediately. Apart from being a form of compliance with applicable regulations in realizing product halal protection, halal certificates will also provide added economic value so that products become more competitive in the domestic and global markets,” said Head of the BPJPH, Halal Registration and Certification Center, Siti Aminah.
She asked business actors to turn the halal certificates they have obtained into excellent service to the public and consumers by consistently implementing SJPH (Halal Product Assurance System) to maintain product halalness continuously.
Aminah also said to continue to compete positively in developing the halal product industry, contribute to the development of the halal ecosystem in Indonesia, and welcome the realization of the common goal of making Indonesia the center for the largest producer of halal products in the world by 2024.
“Congratulations and success on holding the LPPOM MUI Halal Award 2023. I congratulate the LPPOM MUI partner business actors who received awards today. I expect this achievement can be maintained and improved as an effort to implement halal guarantees in Indonesia successfully,” said Aminah. (*)
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