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LESS THAN HALF OF PRODUCTS IN RI CERTIFIED AS HALAL
Jakarta, July 23 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) estimates less than 50 percent of products in the country have been certified as halal (edible according to Islam).
"This is still very low. Ideally it must be 100 percent or at least as high as the number of Muslims in Indonesia, namely 90 percent," the vice director of secretarial affairs and familiarization of the MUI's Institute of Cosmetics, Drug and Food Assessment (LPPOM), Osmena Gunawan, said in a talk show at the International Halal Business and Food Expo here on Friday.
Osmena said the majority of the Indonesian population automatically consider all products around them are halal because Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the country.
"While that is not always the case as many products are processed in a mixture with other substances whose halal status still have yet to be confirmed," he said.
He said by putting halal label on products people would feel certain that the products they would consume are halal, thus also increasing the added value of the products.
The director of beverage and tobacco industry of the ministry of industry, Warsono, meanwhile appealed on the occasion to industries to put halal label on their products as it will give an added value to the products especially in Indonesia.
"The halal label will increase the competitive power of the products not only at home but also abroad," he said.
He meanwhile also called on consumers to take halal products rather those that have not been certified.
"With regard to packaged food, choose the one already certified and when choosing a restaurant pick that one that holds a halal certificate which is usually put up on the wall," Warsono said.
Osmena said the cost for certifying products in Indonesia is cheaper than in other countries and therefore producers must take it.
"The cost of halal certifying in Indonesia is the cheapest in the world as the program is not aimed at collecting money but for protecting the people," he said.
The International Halal Business and Food Expo is the first held in Jakarta running from July 23 to 25.
It is organized by the MUI in concurrence with the Global Halal Forum to discuss regulations relating to halal products.
Various companies take part in the expo such hotels, restaurants, food and cosmetic companies and banks. The expo was opened by Vice President Boediono.
"This is still very low. Ideally it must be 100 percent or at least as high as the number of Muslims in Indonesia, namely 90 percent," the vice director of secretarial affairs and familiarization of the MUI's Institute of Cosmetics, Drug and Food Assessment (LPPOM), Osmena Gunawan, said in a talk show at the International Halal Business and Food Expo here on Friday.
Osmena said the majority of the Indonesian population automatically consider all products around them are halal because Indonesia is the biggest Muslim country in the country.
"While that is not always the case as many products are processed in a mixture with other substances whose halal status still have yet to be confirmed," he said.
He said by putting halal label on products people would feel certain that the products they would consume are halal, thus also increasing the added value of the products.
The director of beverage and tobacco industry of the ministry of industry, Warsono, meanwhile appealed on the occasion to industries to put halal label on their products as it will give an added value to the products especially in Indonesia.
"The halal label will increase the competitive power of the products not only at home but also abroad," he said.
He meanwhile also called on consumers to take halal products rather those that have not been certified.
"With regard to packaged food, choose the one already certified and when choosing a restaurant pick that one that holds a halal certificate which is usually put up on the wall," Warsono said.
Osmena said the cost for certifying products in Indonesia is cheaper than in other countries and therefore producers must take it.
"The cost of halal certifying in Indonesia is the cheapest in the world as the program is not aimed at collecting money but for protecting the people," he said.
The International Halal Business and Food Expo is the first held in Jakarta running from July 23 to 25.
It is organized by the MUI in concurrence with the Global Halal Forum to discuss regulations relating to halal products.
Various companies take part in the expo such hotels, restaurants, food and cosmetic companies and banks. The expo was opened by Vice President Boediono.
