This week, social media is buzzing about food and beverage products named “tuyul” (a type of ghost), “tuak” (fermented palm sap liquid), “beer,” and “wine” that received halal certificate. It is not in accordance with the Indonesia Council of Ulama (MUI) fatwa decision Number 44 Year 2020 about the Use of Name, Shape and Product Packaging that Can Not be halal certified. On the BPJPH pers release (01/10/2024), BPJPH emphasized two things.
First, this issue is related with the product naming, and not about the halal of the product. That means, the public don’t have to doubt that the product that has been halal certified must be halal guaranteed. Because it’s already through the halal certification process and got the halal decision from MUI Fatwa Commission or Halal Products Fatwa Committee that accordance with the applied mechanism.
Second, BPJPH declared their SiHalal data showing among the LPH (halal inspection body), there are 32 products with the keywords “wine” and “beer” inspected by Halal Inspection Body (LPH) The Assessment Institute of Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics (LPPOM). With that statement, LPPOM would like to clarified several points:
- LPPOM database shows there are 25 products names with the keyword “wine”. It’s all a cosmetic product with the use of “wine” word that are associated with color (not in taste sensors or aroma). According to MUI Fatwa Commission, the use of the word “wine” that refers to the type of color “wine” for the non-food product is permitted.
- Products with the name “beer” only applies for the traditional beverage products that are not khamr (non alcoholic), which is bir pletok. This is permitted by MUI Fatwa Commission with the consideration that the product is already long known in public as a non-khamr traditional beverage.
- LPPOM investigate thoroughly about three products with the name “beer” that done the inspection through the LPPOM LPH.
- The product name Beer Strudel with the SH BPJPH Number ID32110000651650922 that was released on 27 October 2022 with “Meylia Kharisma Puspita” as the Business Entity. Based on the Province West Java Halal MUI decision No. LPPOM-01201281591022.
- The Halal Provisions (KH) that posted to Sihalal showed there is no Beer Strudel name, only a Beef Strudel.
- In parallel, a name change application is submitted in BPJPH SH in accordance with the KH that applied, which changed from Beer Strudel into Beef Strudel.
- Beer Stroganoff, BPJPH SH No. ID34220000185660321 published on 26 April 2021 with “Salsa Catering” Business Entity based on teh DI Yogyakarta Halal MUI Decision No.12340002010421.
- The Halal Decision (KH) that was posted to Sihalal showed there is no product under the name Beer Stroganoff, there is only the name Beef Stroganoff.
- In parallel, a name change application is submitted in accordance with the KH that applied, which changed from Beer Stroganoff into Beef Stroganoff.
- Ginger Beer, BPJPH SH No. ID52320000072060221 published on 16 March 2021 with the “PT Metro Lombok Asri (Hotel Santika Mataram)” Business Entity based on the NTB Province Halal MUI No. B-45/DP.P-XXVIII/III/2021
- The Halal Decision that posted to Sihalal is correctly shows the name of Ginger Beer. After doing the research to the businesspeople, it can be confirmed there are no haram ingredients in the product. And it’s also not associated with “beer”.
- The company is willing to change the name of the menu from Ginger Beer to Fresh Ginger Breeze. It is proved with the name changing application letter that was submitted by the businesspeople to BPJPH and the name changing to KH.
- Halal Inspection Process that done by LPPOM LPH never passed a product with the name tuyul (a type of ghost) and tuak (fermented palm samp liquid).
LPH LPPOM is committed to do improve our services to produce guaranteed and reliable halal products. We urged all parties to avoid spread umors. LPPOM is open for suggestions and input to improve our halal certification services in the future. (***)
