BPJPH Strengthens Halal Product Guarantee Ecosystem Through Stakeholder Engagement
Indonesia’s Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) organised a joint breaking of the fast event with stakeholders in the national halal product guarantee service. The activity was attended by various related institutions, including the Indonesian Ulama Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia/MUI), the LPPOM Halal Inspection Body, and the Association of Indonesian Halal Inspection Bodies (ALPHI).
The event, held at BPJPH headquarters in Jakarta, served not only as a Ramadan gathering for relationship-building, but also as a coordination forum to strengthen brotherhood and enhance synergy in the implementation of halal product guarantees in Indonesia.
BPJPH Head Ahmad Haikal Hasan, affectionately known as Babe Haikal, participated remotely as he was simultaneously attending a cabinet meeting at the State Palace with the President. He emphasised the importance of unity among all stakeholders in building a strong national halal ecosystem.
“Let us unite together to build a healthy halal ecosystem in Indonesia, in order to realise Halal Indonesia for the world’s people,” said Babe Haikal in a written statement on Sunday (15 March 2026).
In his remarks, Babe Haikal also stressed the importance of unity and dialogue in achieving mutual progress. He cited the example of the prophets in addressing differences and conflicts through a dialogue approach.
Referring to Islamic history, the Prophet Muhammad always maintained good relations and engaged in dialogue with various parties, including those who previously held differing views. This example demonstrates that unity, togetherness, and open communication are key to building community strength.
“These values teach us that dialogue and unity are the keys to building glory. Therefore, let us unite in building a healthy halal ecosystem in Indonesia to realise Halal Indonesia for the world’s people,” he said.
Furthermore, Babe Haikal stressed that strengthening the halal ecosystem cannot be accomplished by a single institution alone, but requires close collaboration among all stakeholders.
“We all have an important role in the halal ecosystem. With togetherness and strong synergy between the government, religious scholars, halal inspection bodies, and all stakeholders, God willing, the implementation of halal product guarantees in Indonesia can run increasingly well and provide broad benefits for society,” he asserted.
In line with this, the Chairman of the Daily Executive Board of the DSN MUI, Muhammad Cholil Nafis, also emphasised the importance of maintaining alignment in the implementation of halal product guarantees.
According to him, although each institution has a different role, all parties share the same objective: to ensure the halal status of products circulating in society.
“This event strengthens our rapport. We together oversee the halal product guarantee that circulates. The spirit of religious outreach must be maintained, including maintaining unity among halal auditors, halal supervisors, and the ulama in the Fatwa Commission,” said Cholil Nafis.
He added that this iftar gathering symbolises the important unity of all elements of the halal ecosystem in fulfilling their mandate to the community.
“This breaking of the fast together indicates that we must have one course and one pattern. Let us maintain cohesion and togetherness, not only in halal certification, but also in safeguarding our mandate to the community,” he added.
Following the event, the Managing Director of LPPOM, Muti Arintawati, expressed her hope that the meeting would strengthen cooperation between BPJPH and halal inspection bodies.
“Thank you for the invitation this afternoon. Hopefully in the future we can work together more closely, so that various problems can be resolved together to strengthen halal efforts for Indonesian and global society,” she said.
Similar sentiments were expressed by ALPHI Chairman Elvina A Rahayu, who viewed the activity as an important momentum to improve communication and togetherness among institutions in the implementation of halal product guarantees.