BPJPH Will Revoke The Halal Certificate Of Aoka Roti If It Is Proven To Contain Hazardous Substances

Head of BPJPH Muhammad Aqil Irham. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Halal Product Guarantee Administration Agency (BPJPH) will revoke the halal certificate of Aoka bread if it is proven to contain hazardous substances that are not in accordance with the standardization of halal products.

This was conveyed by the Head of BPJPH Muhammad Aqil Irham when met in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 24.

Head of BPJPH Muhammad Aqil Irham said his party would re-examine the content in the Aoka bread at the BPJPH lab.

If later found non-halal components in raw materials for making Aoka bread, the halal certificate owned by PT Indonesia Bakery Family (IBF) will be revoked.

"If he manipulates the sanctions, of course the certificates will be revoked," he said.

Furthermore, Irham said, his party does carry out regular and routine surveillance, and occasionally conducts inspections to ensure that these halal certificate holders are consistent and committed to implementing them.

"We carry out periodic supervision, routinely we can also carry out inspections occasionally. We have also prepared integrated supervision across ministries/agencies," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) stated that the Aoka bread produced by PT Indonesia Bakery Family, Bandung, West Java, does not contain sodium dehydroacetat elements that are harmful to consumer health.

BPOM through an official statement confirmed to the Acting Head of BPOM, Rizka Andalusia, that the use of additional sodium dehydroacetat food in Aoka bread was not proven through the laboratory testing process.

"The test results show that the product does not contain sodium dehydroacetat," said a statement from BPOM quoted on Wednesday, July 24.

In this statement, the laboratory test process for Aoka bread was taken by BPOM following the alleged use of food supplements (BTP) in the form of sodium dehydroacetat.

BPOM through the Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency Number 17 of 2022, said sodium dehydroacetat is a chemical element commonly added in cosmetic products, with a maximum dose limit of 0.6 percent as acid.

"On June 28, 2024, BPOM took samples of Aoka bread products from circulation and conducted tests and on July 1, 2024, it showed no sodium dehydroacetat found in the production facilities," he said.