Sokoso, director of Indonesia's official Halal certification body, halal products certification bureau, pointed out that all goods including food, drugs, even shampoo and toothpaste must be halal certification, and the relevant bill will take effect only after president zoko signs and approves.
Indonesia's National Bank had previously estimated that by 2020, the country's Islamic economy would grow to 427 billion US dollars ( about 580 billion US dollars ), of which halal food accounted for more than half. Therefore, the government reviewed and revised the laws related to halal certification and passed the halal certification law in the Parliament in 2014, stipulating that all goods must be halal certified by October 17, 2019 at the latest.
It is expected to take several years to reach the certification target.
Sokoso said the new law is also aimed at improving the transparency of the procedure for obtaining halal certification and ensuring a stable source of government revenue.
He pointed out that according to the new law, all goods and services related to food, beverages, medicines, cosmetics, chemical, biological and genetically modified products must obtain halal certification. Once the new law is implemented, the halal product certification authority will cooperate with the Islamic scholars' Council, which was previously responsible for the certification and issuance of halal certification, to start handling the application of halal certification by merchants.
Although the new law covers almost all commodities, Sukoso said the authorities would not require all parties to put in place one step at a time, but would implement the new law step by step. It is generally expected that it will take about three to five years to reach the goal of halal certification for most foods and beverages. Health care products must be offered for five to seven years.
He said: " We will focus on food and drink first. If any of these products do not meet halal standards, the manufacturers will have up to five years to improve and solve the problem. "
He pointed out that the government has set a target of issuing at least 100,000 halal certifications next year and plans to increase the number of halal certification auditors to 5,000 by 2020.
HALAL and the meaning of HALAL certification
The Chinese translation of " halal" means food, medicine, cosmetics and food, medicine and cosmetic additives that meet the living habits and needs of Muslims. Halal, whose original meaning is " legal", is translated into " halal" in Chinese, that is, food, medicine, cosmetics and food, medicine and cosmetic additives that meet the living habits and needs of Muslims. On the whole, all things are allowed for people to enjoy except those prohibited in the Koran or those prohibited by reliable and clear holy precepts.
Islam gives people full freedom to eat and drink, provided that the substance they eat and drink cannot be " halamu" ( illegal ). The second chapter 172 of the Koran mentions " Believers! You may eat the good things I have provided you, and thank Allah if you only worship Him. " Section 87 of Chapter 5 mentions " Believers! The good things Allah has permitted you to enjoy, do not regard them as forbidden, and do not go too far. Allah does not really like excessive people. "
Generally speaking, the following products can be considered HALAL: milk ( or sheep milk, camel milk ); Honey; Fish; Plants ( not intoxicating ); Fresh or frozen vegetables; Fresh fruits and their dried fruits; Beans and nuts such as peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts and walnuts; Cereals, such as wheat, rice, rye, oats, etc. Cattle, sheep, camels, deer, moose, chickens, ducks, birds and other animals are also legal, but they must be slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law before eating ( or other applications ). The slaughtering process is as follows: the butcher must be Muslim ( or other scripted people such as Jews and Christians ), put the animal to be slaughtered on the ground ( very small animals can be held by hand ), cut off three main blood vessels simultaneously with a sharp knife ( but not the whole neck ), and the butcher must recite the name of Allah or other praise words with the name of Allah at the same time.
In contrast to HALAL ( legal ), HARAM ( illegal ) mentions in chapter ii, verse 173 of the Koran that " he only forbids you to eat dead animals, blood, pork, and animals slaughtered in the name of non - Allah." There is no sin for anyone who is forced by circumstances, who does not volunteer and who does not overdo it. For Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. " This makes it clear that corrupt or self-dead animals, flowing or solidified blood, pigs and all by - products, and animals slaughtered without Allah's name are illegal, do not meet the requirements of Islam, and are explicitly prohibited. The Koran mentions in chapter 5, verse 90, " O believers! Drinking, gambling, worshipping images, and asking for autographs are just foul deeds and evil deeds, so stay away from them so that you can succeed. " Therefore, it is also clear that alcohol and other narcotics are also illegal for Muslims and are explicitly prohibited. Of course, illegal food also includes food which, although legal in itself, is contaminated by illegal food or contains the above illegal food ingredients.
In the Muslim diet culture, people misunderstand the Muslim diet culture because of the difference in compliance degree. They think that they just don't eat pork, and there is no difference in other things. The Koran has very clearly told what is legal and illegal for Muslims. For legal Muslims, there is no difference between what is important and what is not.
About Halal products and applications. Muslims cannot eat materials extracted from pigs or other animals that have not been slaughtered through Islamic slaughter.
In general, the following products can be considered Halal:
1. Milk ( or sheep milk, camel milk )
2. Honey
3. Fish
4. Plants ( not intoxicating )
5. Fresh or frozen vegetables
6. Fresh fruits and their dried fruits
7. beans and nuts such as peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts and walnuts
8. Cereals, such as wheat, rice, rye, oats, etc.
Animals such as cattle, sheep, deer, moose, chicken, duck, bird hunting, etc. are also halal, but they must be slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law before eating ( or other applications ); The slaughtering process is as follows: the butcher must be Muslim ( or other scripted people such as Jews and Christians ), put the animal to be slaughtered on the ground ( very small animals can be held by hand ), cut off three main blood vessels simultaneously with a sharp knife ( but not the whole neck ), and the butcher must recite the name of Allah or other praise words with the name of Allah at the same time.
