Meat grinding for meatball traders plays an important role in determining the halalness of the product. Therefore, LPH LPPOM encourages grinding owners to immediately take care of the BPJPH halal certificate to make it easier for meatball traders to certify their products halal quickly.
Halal certification is not only about the product but also concerns the process and facilities used. This needs special attention for meatball traders who use meatball grinding services as one of the facilities used.
“If meatball traders grind their meatball dough in a grinding mill that is not yet halal certified, there is a chance that the additional ingredients used by the grinding are not halal. Even though many are halal, we don’t know if they record their purchases and stock properly,” explained Dr. Ir. Sugiarto, M.Si, Senior Auditor from the Assessment Institute for Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics (LPPOM).
Dr. Sugiarto emphasized that the cleanliness of the grinding tools and areas is crucial. The tool is exposed to heavy impurities if the grinder is used alternately for halal and non-halal meat, such as pork or wild boar. In this case, the tool should not be reused for halal products.
“How do meatball grinders ensure that the meat they handle is only halal meat? There must be a commitment from business actors to ensure the halalness of the meat and record the process so that it can be traced quickly and easily,” said Dr. Sugiarto.
However, for moderate impurities, the cleaning process is sufficient by washing the tool with water until the odor, color, and taste are gone. However, this does not apply to heavy impurities from ingredients such as pork, which require separate production facilities.
Contamination can also easily come from the environment around the grinder, especially in the market. “In the market, there are many flies that land in unclean places and can contaminate equipment or meat that is being ground. If equipment or raw materials are contaminated, their status becomes mutannajis. Meatball dough that is mutannajis is haram to consume,” he said.
To ensure the halalness of the final product, the management of the BPJPH halal certificate for the milling is also essential. First, the milling business actor must provide written evidence regarding the materials used. This evidence includes a list of purchases of meat and additional ingredients used and records of the production process.
Dr. Sugiarto emphasized that the halal audit is only done once, especially after implementing the halal certificate, which is valid for life. Therefore, business actors need to maintain the consistency of the process. One way is to make routine records to facilitate traceability.
“After the audit, the auditor will not monitor directly if there is a change in materials or processes. Therefore, full responsibility lies with the business actor to prove that they only use halal meat, as well as other halal additional ingredients. This is important to ensure the trust of customers and related institutions such as BPJPH,” he explained.
Sugiarto also emphasized that the BPJPH halal certificate for meatball grinding not only provides a guarantee of halalness but also increases consumer trust. This process helps ensure that the meatball dough produced meets halal standards from the ingredients to the production process. With this commitment, meatball traders can offer products that are not only delicious but also by Islamic law.
LPH LPPOM encourages meatball grinding service business actors to prioritize halal through this effort. With fast and easy steps in the halal certification process, it is hoped that more meatball grinders will be able to provide halal guarantees for traders and consumers.
The existence of halal certification in meatball grinding services is one of the genuine efforts to maintain the quality and halalness of food products. Business actors must realize the importance of this certification as a form of responsibility to consumers and the community. Thus, the meatball dough produced is guaranteed to be halal from the initial process until it is ready to be consumed.
LPH LPPOM opens a discussion space for every business actor whose products have not yet been halal certified through the Customer Care service at Call Center 14056 or WhatsApp 0811-1148-696. In addition, business actors can also practically explore the flow and process of halal certification by following the Introduction to Halal Certification (PSH) class, which is held routinely every week https://halalmui.org/pengenalan-sertifikasi-halal/.
In addition, to test the halalness of meat, meatballs, and grinding contamination quickly and easily, LPPOM has also provided a service with an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory. Further information regarding the LPPOM MUI Laboratory testing service can be easily accessed at https://e-halallab.com/. (YN)
