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        "msgid": "halal-certification-socialisation-bpjph-head-urges-apski-to-accelerate-halal-certification-1778608555",
        "date": "2026-05-12 23:00:24",
        "title": "Halal Certification Socialisation: BPJPH Head Urges APSKI to Accelerate Halal Certification",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Head of BPJPH, Haikal, has urged members of the Indonesian Health Supplement Entrepreneurs Association (APSKI) to expedite halal certification for their products, emphasising that it is evolving from a mere administrative obligation into a market necessity and symbol of modern industrial progress. During a meeting at the CNI Creative Center in West Jakarta, he highlighted Indonesia's national policy mandating halal certification for various products, including health supplements, starting in October 2026. This initiative aims to enhance national industry competitiveness, expand market access, and boost consumer trust in domestic goods within the growing global halal ecosystem.",
        "content": "<p>Haikal stated that halal certification is no longer viewed merely as\nan administrative obligation but has evolved into a market necessity and\na symbol of modern industrial advancement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome to the Halal Industry. Halal has become for all, for\neveryone, for everybody, not just for Muslims, but halal is more of a\nsymbol for advanced business that aligns with the needs of modern\ncivilisation,\u201d said Haikal in a written statement on Tuesday\n(13\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>This was conveyed during the APSKI Members\u2019 Meeting through\nsocialisation and strengthening of understanding of halal regulations\nfor health supplement business actors at the CNI Creative Center\nBuilding, Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Tuesday (12\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Haikal emphasised that Indonesia has set the implementation of phased\nmandatory halal certification, or Wajib Halal, in October 2026 for\nvarious product categories. This includes food, beverages, cosmetics,\nconsumer goods, slaughtering services and slaughter products, medicines,\nincluding health supplement products.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Haikal continued, business actors need to understand and\npromptly adapt to the direction of national policy on halal product\nassurance, as well as the increasingly competitive global halal\necosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd our country has set that in October 2026, all food, beverages,\nmedicines, cosmetics, consumer goods, must be halal certified. And I am\nhappy to provide guidance to the business actors in APSKI, so that you\nunderstand and comprehend the direction of your business. And this is\nimportant to align with the regulations in our country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>BPJPH views that accelerating halal certification will have a\npositive impact on the competitiveness of the national industry, expand\nmarket access, and increase consumer confidence in domestic\nproducts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake halal certification an added value in developing globally\ncompetitive business,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/halal-certification-socialisation-bpjph-head-urges-apski-to-accelerate-halal-certification-1778608555",
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