Indomie Producers Have Halal Auditors And Investigators To Ensure Quality Guarantee
JAKARTA - Indomie instant noodle producer, PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (ICBP) ensures that raw materials, production processes to distribution have met halal requirements. Even the company now has auditors and halal investigators within the company.
"In the Indofood Group, we formed the Halal Indofood Secretariat (SHI) which consists of more than 830 people with more than 150 Halal Investigators," said Head of Corporate Communications of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk Stefanus Indrayana in an official statement from the company, Thursday, December 5.
Stefanus explained that these halal researchers and auditors have been trained to monitor and implement compliance with halal requirements in all Indofood Group operational units including the Indofood CBP Group, Bogasari Group, Agribusiness Group and Distribution Group.
Indrayana is optimistic that the domestic food and beverage industry has great potential to compete in the global market.
"With strong collaboration between the government, business actors and regulators, we are optimistic that Indonesia can become the center of a world-class halal industry," he said.
The Head of the Halal Product Guarantee Administration Agency (BPJPH) Ahmad Haikal Hassan visited the Instant Noodle Division of Indofood CBP on Monday, December 2.
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This is part of the BPJPH's strategic agenda in strengthening the national halal ecosystem as well as the first visit made by the Head of BPJPH in the early days of his leadership.
During his visit, the Head of BPJPH saw firsthand the production process, production facilities to taste Indomie. In addition, the Head of BPJPH took the time to have direct dialogue with internal halal researchers owned by Indofood.
"We check that instant noodles are really produced with very high standards and meet the halal criteria of each process. Currently, many imported products enter Indonesia and are labeled halal. So, what we strengthen, yes, domestic products. So that competitiveness is good, strong, the price is okay, it feels good," he said.