halal

The authorised government agency to certify
halal products and issue halal certificates is
the Department of Islamic Development
Malaysia (JAKIM). JAKIM Halal Hub Division
was set to examine, certify and regulate all
food and consumer products applicable to
Muslim in an efficient and effective manner
based on the Malaysia Halal Standard MS 1500
developed by the Department of Standards.
Currently there are 13 halal-related Malaysian
standards published by Standards Malaysia
for the benefit of the industry. Please refer
to www.standardsmalaysia.gov.my for further
information.
The Halal Park is a community of
manufacturing and service business located
on a common property. Currently, there are
24 Halal Parks in Malaysia; with 13 of it are
accredited HalMas. HalMas is an accreditation
given to the Halal Park Operators who
complies with the requirements under the
HDC Designated Halal Park Development
Guidelines. Among the main Halal Parks
in Malaysia are Biotech Halal Clusters,
Agriculture Clusters, Halal Industrial Clusters,
and SME Halal Clusters. The main objective
of its existence is to improve the economic
performance of the participating companies
while minimising the environmental impacts.
Components of this approach include
green design of park infrastructure, cleaner
production, pollution prevention, availability
and accessibility of raw materials and
ingredients, energy efficiency, intercompany
linkages, consolidated services from public
agencies and linkages for marketing.
In developing technologies to detect nonhalal
components in end products, there are
three major research & development centres
for halal in Malaysia, namely:
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),
International Islamic University of
Malaysia (IIUM), and
Management (IHRAM), Universiti Sains
Islam Malaysia (USIM)
The functions of these centres are also to
promote research and development in
innovation of halal products, and to analyse
halal authentication respectively.
The Malaysian government has undertaken
various efforts to promote the development
of halal products and to enhance Malaysian
export in the international market. Leveraging
on its global connectivity, the government has
been promoting credibility and confidence
of Malaysia’s halal products among foreign
buyers and consumers. Today, Malaysia has
been globally recognised and viewed by
other Muslim countries as a leading nation in
the global halal trade.
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