Photo: JAKARTA, INDONESIA - 12 SEPTEMBER 2016: Indonesian Muslims prepare meat at a mosque during Eid Al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice in Jakarta, Indonesia on 12 September, 2016. / Hokmesso / Shutterstock, Inc.
JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry's new halal certification body, the Halal Products Certification Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk, BPJPH), will not start operations before October, due to delays in finalizing the government decree (Peraturan Pemerintah, PP), Siti Aminah, the Ministry’s head of Halal Products Sub-directorate told Salaam Gateway.
The Ministry told Salaam Gateway in November last year that the new agency will start functioning in early 2017. The government decree was expected to be finalized in December, after the ministerial decree for the establishment of BPJPH was signed in October.
According to Siti Aminah, the draft government decree still needs to be aligned with technical teams from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Industry as well as the Indonesia Ulama Council’s Food and Drug Analysis Agency (LPPOM MUI).
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