Photo: MUI halal logo at a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia. Riana Ambarsari / Shutterstock.com

Once un-recognised by LPPOM-MUI, German halal certifier receives temporary recognition from Indonesia’s BPJPH


JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and its new halal body BPJPH have approved temporary recognition of Germany-based Halal Control GmbH that was stripped of its recognition by LPPOM-MUI.

The temporary recognition will stand until a formal agreement of halal certification cooperation is signed between the relevant authorities representing the governments of Indonesia and Germany, BPJPH head Prof. Sukoso told Salaam Gateway.

"Firstly, the decision comes after we received the request from Mr. Tatari and his lawyer,” said Prof. Sukoso.

Continue reading

Free, in under 30 seconds

Join thousands of professionals reading Salaam Gateway — the Global Islamic Economy Gateway.

Joined by 12,000+ Islamic economy professionals
  • 5 free articles every month
  • Weekly Islamic-economy newsletter
  • Save articles to read later

tags:

Certification