Get 1 Million Halal Certification Facilities, Central Java Provincial Government Intensify Upstream To Downstream: One Of Them Is Processed Meat Products

Deputy Governor of Central Java Taj Yasin Maimoen. (Photo: Doc. Antara/PR Central Java Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Central Java Province received an acceleration facility of 1 million halal certifications from the central government through the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia as a form of protection for the Muslim community in consuming or using a product.

"We welcome the halal certificate acceleration program from the Ministry of Religion through the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency, which is currently accelerating 10 million halal certificates throughout Indonesia," said Central Java Deputy Governor Taj Yasin Maimoen, quoted by Antara, Sunday 3 April.

Regarding the halal certification acceleration facility, the Central Java Provincial Government is intensifying halal certification from upstream to downstream.

"We push for the upstream first, we will prepare it, after that it will only go downstream. Later at the Ministry of Religion through the Regional Office or Regency/City Ministry of Religion," he said.

The Deputy Governor gave an example of halal certification from upstream to downstream of processed meat-based products.

According to him, in order for the product to be halal, certification must start from the basic ingredients, namely meat and other ingredients used.

"Thus, as a processed product that becomes a downstream product, the halal element is fulfilled," said the United Development Party politician.

However, the Deputy Governor acknowledged that success in issuing a halal certificate for a product requires cooperation from internal elements of the Central Java Provincial Government and external parties such as the Livestock and Animal Health Service, Ministry of Religion, MUI, and MSME actors.

"Moreover, the potential is not only SMEs that will benefit from a halal certificate, but also tourism actors," he said.