Indonesia’s BPJPH partners with LPPOM-MUI to accelerate free halal certification for small businesses
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s government is making available free halal certification for micro and small enterprises that have been hard hit by the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastuki, the Acting Chairperson of the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH), told Salaam Gateway.
MSEs are entitled to free halal certification according to the omnibus law on job creation UU 11/ 2020 and government regulation number 39/2021. These businesses are not obliged to apply for halal certification and can instead self-declare their status. They are strongly encouraged to obtain halal certification to improve their competitiveness not only domestically but also in the global market, said Mastuki.
“In October last year, we signed a memorandum of understanding with more than 11 institutions including LPPOM-MUI to accelerate free halal certification for MSEs,” Mastuki said.
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