Indonesia, Malaysia Explore Cooperation in Halal Product Assurance

He said self-declaration marks the new era of halal certification in Indonesia.

In addition to discussing the cooperation agreement with JAKIM, Aqil was scheduled to attend the Malaysia-Indonesia Halal Forum and Industry Engagement 2023 on January 17.

"Insya Allah (God willing), I will join the Malaysia-Indonesia Halal Forum to convey the halal product assurance policy in Indonesia," he said.

Earlier, he said that there are three parties involved in the process of halal certification of products submitted by business owners. The three parties are BPJPH, the Halal Audit Agency (LPH), and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).

BPJPH is the institution that sets the regulations and issues the halal certificate, while LPH conducts the testing, and MUI issues a fatwa (Islamic law legal ruling) trial.