The implementation of Mandatory Halal October (WHO) 2024 will soon enter its grace period. Business actors need to prepare to face this. Not only from the aspect of raw material inspection, laboratory testing is also one aspect that needs to be taken into account in halal certification. What is the role of the laboratory in this regard?
The government has enacted Government Regulation No. 39 of 2021 concerning the implementation of halal product assurance. Halal certification is mandatory for food and beverage products, as well as slaughtering results and services; business actors who do not implement these regulations will be subject to sanctions. Halal Partnership and Halal Audit Director of LPPOM, Dr. Muslich, M.Si., conveyed this in the opening of a seminar themed “Laboratory Halal Testing in BPJPH Halal Certification: Update Regulation and Advanced Method” held by LPPOM at the Lab Indonesia exhibition in collaboration with PT Pamerindo Indonesia at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on April 24, 2024.
“The tracing of the halal status of materials is based on supporting documents for the halalness of the materials and/or laboratory tests. Although not the main determinant of whether a product is halal or haram, the results of laboratory tests remain supporting data for decisions in determining fatwas by the Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (KF MUI),” explained Muslich.
In addition, the Halal Audit Quality Board of LPPOM, Dr. Ir. Mulyorini Rahayuningsih Hilwan, M.Si., explained that food, beverages, medicine, cosmetics, and other products that will be consumed, used, utilized, and utilized by Muslims must be guaranteed to be pure and halal. To ensure the halal and purity of several products, they need to be tested for pork contamination and its derivatives, alcohol content, and water penetration.
“In halal certification, not all materials must be tested, it only applies to certain materials. In addition to halal-related tests, halal product safety testing is also important to protect consumers from harm, meaning passing chemical, physical and microbiological hazard contamination tests on food, drug and cosmetic products. This aims to guarantee the thoyyib aspect,” explained Mulyorini.
Products included in the test are products that have the potential to be contaminated with haram materials during handling in their supply chain, such as meat or materials from slaughtered animals. In addition, products that have the potential to produce or contain something that is haram in the process, such as fermented drinks. Finally, products with specific characteristics, such as waterproofing, can invalidate worship, namely decorative cosmetics and election ink.
On the same occasion, Head of LPPOM Laboratory Heryani, S.Si., M.TPn., said that the fulfillment of scientific data from laboratory tests is needed to ensure that products do not use haram/impure materials and there is no mixing or contamination between halal materials and/or products with haram/impure ones.
“Laboratory testing can be a reference for business actors for routine checks on the raw materials they receive or products that are produced periodically can be ensured to be free from contamination of impure or impure materials and their derivatives. This is a commitment from business actors to produce halal products in fulfilling the Halal Product Assurance System (SJPH) issued by the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH),” said Heryani.
According to Senior Scientist PT. Ibnu Sina Genetika, Ir. Temmy Desiliyarni, M.Si, there are important things that need to be considered for testing for pig DNA, namely being able to test various samples, being able to test with high sensitivity, accuracy and being able to overcome inhibitors that can hinder halal authentication testing.
In responding to various challenges in halal testing, the LPPOM Laboratory continues to develop testing methods and follow laboratory test regulations in the halal certification process in Indonesia so that it can assist business actors in fulfilling supporting documents for halal certificates.
Lab Indonesia is one of the leading laboratory exhibitions in Southeast Asia that focuses heavily on scientific instruments and laboratory equipment for various industries, including medical & pharmaceutical, food & beverage, oil and gas, bioscience and nanoscience. This year, Lab Indonesia is back for the 7th time on April 24-26, 2024, at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta. Lab Indonesia aims to bring together the elites of the analytical and analytical laboratory industry, such as professional chemists, biochemists, microbiologists, analysts, researchers and developers.
Of course, Lab Indonesia will be present with a variety of strategic events for exhibitors from all over the world to showcase their hottest and flagship products with sophisticated equipment and the latest technology, including the LPPOM Laboratory, which is launching the product “Indonesian Molecular Detection Kit for Halal Testing” which can later be used by companies, universities or related agencies that need kits for halal testing. Visitors can consult with LPPOM regarding halal laboratories and halal certification at Hall B Booth No. K33. Check out various programs and the latest information related to LPPOM and halal certification (including free halal certification), which can be accessed through the website www.halalmui.org or LPPOM social media / @lppom_mui. Business actors who are interested in conducting laboratory testing and various other testing services can access the website https://e-halallab.com/. (ZUL)
