BANDUNG \u2014 The Halal Inspection Body (LPH) of the Persatuan Islam\n(Persis) Central Executive Board is accelerating mandatory halal\ncertification for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs),\nparticularly those affiliated with the Persis Entrepreneurs Association.\nIt is aiming to issue hundreds of halal certificates a month.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the first year, we issued only 107 halal certificates. God\nwilling, with more auditors, our human resources will be increased,\u201d\nPersis Central Executive Board Chairman KH Jeje Zaenudin said at the\nPersis Halal Forum at the board\u2019s office on Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan,\nBandung, on Sunday (18 October 2026).<\/p>\n
He said the attendance of Ahmad Haikal Hasan, head of the Halal\nProduct Assurance Organising Agency (BPJPH), was intended to raise\nawareness of the Persis inspection body, which has been operating for a\nyear. The meeting also marked the body\u2019s promotion to the top LPH\ntier.<\/p>\n
Jeje said the forum was also aimed at accelerating halal\ncertification and educating consumers and business operators. Consumers\nshould feel confident about the products they use, while businesses need\nto understand the certification process so they do not feel that\nlicensing is being made unnecessarily difficult. A simpler process, he\nsaid, was important to keep businesses running smoothly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will actually build trust and open up a wider market,\u201d Jeje\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He said West Java\u2019s halal ecosystem was highly diverse, encompassing\nfood, culinary products, consumer goods, clothing and equipment. This\nvariety requires ongoing support with certification.<\/p>\n
BPJPH had previously commented on the postponement until 2028 of\nmandatory halal certification for several categories. The agency\nstressed that adjusting the deadline would not affect its efforts to\nmake halal certification mandatory across all sectors.<\/p>\n
\u201cPersis has made a good point. I\u2019ll repeat what Kang Jeje, my kiai,\nsaid: whether or not there is a regulation, and whether a deadline is\nbrought forward or pushed back, halal remains an obligation for Muslims.\nSo our performance will not be determined by whether the deadline moves\nforward or back,\u201d BPJPH head Ahmad Haikal Hasan said on the sidelines of\nthe forum in Bandung on Sunday.<\/p>\n
He said BPJPH would ensure its performance did not decline, so that\npeople could feel secure and comfortable using products and consuming\nhalal food. Haikal, widely known as Babe Haikal, said halal status was\nthe right of all Muslims and members of the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis meeting has strengthened our confidence that the postponement\nmust not cause our performance to fall,\u201d Haikal said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/persis-halal-inspection-body-accelerates-certification-for-msmes-1792309830", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }