JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR Abdullah responded to the findings of 7 certified or labeled halal products out of a total of 9 processed food products that turned out to contain pork or pork. He asked the police to participate in the investigation to reveal the reasons why the halal label could be given to products containing pork.
"I urge the police to carry out a thorough investigation of business actors or companies that issue processed food products that are widely consumed by children, namely death certificates or halal labels but contain pork elements," Abdullah said, Tuesday, April 29.
Abdullah said police investigations could help find out whether there was an element of negligence or intentional circulation of the product.
"For example, whether the company is changing raw materials or suppliers of raw materials that have deceived the company, or if there is negligence in the examination of halal products," he said.
The PKB legislator from the Central Java VI electoral district also assessed that the negligence or intentional findings found in this case could potentially be criminally charged. According to Abdullah, there are 3 laws that can ensnare business actors or companies that are proven to have violated.
"Business actors or companies that are proven to violate can be sanctioned by the Halal Product Guarantee Law, then the Consumer Protection Law and it could also be with the Criminal Code Law," he explained.
The member of the House of Representatives Law Commission also emphasized that the investigation of this case must be carried out fairly and transparently and submitted to the public on a periodic basis for its development. Moreover, Abdullah said, the problem of halal products is not a trivial problem for consumers in Indonesia, the majority of whom are Muslims.
"This means that law enforcement officers such as the police must provide a deterrent effect to those found guilty in the case of halal certified food processed food products containing the pig element," he said.
"This is so that there are deterrent effects and similar incidents do not happen again in the future," Abdullah continued.
With the complete investigation, Abdullah assessed that this could restore public trust. He also ensured that Commission III will continue to monitor and ensure that the law enforcement process in investigating this case runs in accordance with applicable regulations.
"Commission III will closely monitor the investigation, so that the handling does not stop only on the surface," he concluded.
As is known, the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) and the Halal Product Guarantee Administration (BPJPH) found nine food products containing pork elements. Seven of them have halal certificates.
The 8 food products that contain pork are produced by companies from the Philippines and China imported by Indonesian companies, while one other product is domestically produced. The findings of this pork-containing food product consist ofbags (8) and gelatin (1).
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The government stated that it would hold companies that produce or as distributors accountable. Strict sanctions will also be imposed.
Based on the information, the 9 products that are proven to contain pork elements are mostly children's food types. BPJPH has imposed sanctions in the form of withdrawal of goods from circulation. This sanction is based on Government Regulation (PP) Number 42 of 2024 concerning the Implementation of the Halal Product Guarantee Sector.
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