JAKARTA - Head of the Halal Product Guarantee Administration (BPJPH) Ahmad Haikal Hasan said the government had imposed strict sanctions in the form of withdrawing nine processed food products that were detected to contain pork (porcine) elements from circulation.
This attitude is a form of the government's responsibility in carrying out the mandate of the Halal Product Guarantee Law (JPH).
"We (BPJPH) and BPOM continue to coordinate in supervising products circulating in the community as a form of our responsibility for the mandate of the applicable laws and regulations, in order to protect the entire Indonesian nation," Haikal said in an official statement in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, April 24.
Furthermore, Haikal said that even though a product has received a halal certificate, continuous supervision must still be carried out as ordered by law.
"This is to ensure that business actors are consistent in carrying out their halal commitments," he said.
In accordance with the mandate of Government Regulation Number 42 of 2024 concerning the implementation of the Halal Product Guarantee Sector, he said again, monitoring of halal product guarantees can be carried out by BPJPH, related ministries or institutions, and/or provincial/district/city governments, in accordance with their respective authorities either individually or together.
In the law, Haikal said there is room for the community to play an active role in JPH supervision.
"Therefore, I urge the public to actively participate in monitoring the products in circulation," said Haikal.
"Anyone who finds a product in circulation is suspected of not meeting the applicable halal product guarantee regulations, please immediately report via service email @ halal.go.id," he also said.
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Previously on Monday (21/4), BPJPH together with the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) announced that as many as nine processed food products contained pork elements, but were not included in the packaging.
The nine processed food products include seven halal certified products but contain pork elements, while the other two are indicated not to provide correct data on product registration.
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