REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Halal Product Guarantee Management Agency (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia states that the mandatory halal rules set out in Law (UU) No 33 of 2014 on Halal Product Guarantee serve to ensure the safety of consumers and producers.
“In an economy there are two main actors: producers and consumers. This law accommodates these two actors, it can provide consumers with comfort, safety, and certainty of the purity of a product consumed,” said Head of the Center for Coaching and Supervision of Halal Product Assurance BPJPH Dzikro in a seminar attended online in Jakarta, Monday (26/8/2024).
As for producers, Dzikro said the rule provides added value in the form of halal certification, which is mandatory for all products distributed in Indonesia according to the mandate of Law No. 33 of 2014.
With the proliferation of halal lifestyles around the world, he said, the halal label became one that people consider before buying a product for consumption.