Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Halal Product Assurance Organising Body\n(BPJPH) is conducting synergy and benchmarking with the National Drug\nand Food Testing Development (PPPOMN) of the Food and Drug Supervisory\nAgency (BPOM) to strengthen the standardisation of national halal\ntesting laboratories and the development of service networks in various\nregions.<\/p>\n
BPJPH Main Secretary Muhammad Aqil Irham, in his statement in Jakarta\non Sunday, said that the benchmarking is part of efforts to strengthen\nthe national halal service ecosystem, particularly through the\ndevelopment of standardised, reliable, and adaptive laboratories to meet\nthe needs of the community and business actors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis benchmarking is an important step to strengthen the capacity of\nnational halal laboratories through learning best practices,\nstandardising testing methods, and improving the quality of halal\ncertification services,\u201d said Aqil Irham.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he added that strong laboratories form the main\nfoundation in providing credible, fast, and trustworthy halal\ncertification services.<\/p>\n
In addition, BPJPH is also exploring BPOM\u2019s experience regarding\nnational laboratory governance, human resource capacity development, and\nstrengthening laboratory networks in the regions as references for\nbuilding an integrated halal laboratory system.<\/p>\n
Deputy for Supervision and Development of Halal Product Assurance at\nBPJPH, Chuzaemi Abidin, emphasised that one of the strategic points of\nattention is the establishment of the porcine peptide marker as a\nnational reference in identifying pork content in products.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe establishment of the porcine peptide marker is important so that\nall laboratories have the same standards. Thus, testing results become\nmore consistent, valid, and provide certainty in the halal certification\nprocess,\u201d said Chuzaemi.<\/p>\n
Both parties also discussed technical aspects of testing for porcine\ncontent as an important parameter in determining product halal status,\nincluding the importance of harmonising testing methods between\nlaboratories.<\/p>\n
For BPJPH, strengthening laboratory capacity is a need that will\ncontinue to be carried out through improving human resource\ncompetencies, developing testing methods, and expanding halal laboratory\nnetworks in various regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis benchmarking activity is part of BPJPH\u2019s efforts to strengthen\ntesting method standardisation, improve human resource capacity, and\ndevelop halal laboratory networks in the regions,\u201d said Chuzaemi.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis step is expected to support the availability of more consistent\nand measurable halal testing services in the halal certification\nprocess,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpjph-bpom-synergy-to-strengthen-halal-testing-laboratory-standardisation-1776574244", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }