Cak Imin Promises To Restore Authority Of Halal Certificates To MUI

JAKARTA - Candidate for Vice President number one, Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin promised to fully restore the authority to give halal certification to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).

"Regarding halal certification, I agree that we will evaluate it in total so that everything is not rushed in making decisions," said Cak Imin quoting Antara. The General Chairperson of the PKB said that the authority to provide halal certification is currently separate between the MUI and the Halal Product Guarantee Administration (BPJPH). ). According to him, it needs to be studied in depth. "One of them yesterday may be that the separation of this halal fatwa institution has not been studied in depth," he said. For this reason, he promised to restore the authority of halal certification to MUI in order to maintain its independence. "God willing, we will return this halal certification directly so that its independence is more maintained, in this case we evaluate what has happened," he said.

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