Indonesia Accepts Jakim Halal Certification – Mustapa
JAKARTA, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Indonesian government has accepted
the halal logo and certificate issued by the Malaysian Islamic Development
Department (Jakim), said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk
Mustapa Mohamed.
He said the development brought relief to producers of Malaysian
halal products who are facing difficulties penetrating the Indonesian market
due to halal certification.
He said the matter was confirmed at an informal meeting of the
ministers for religious affairs of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
(MABIMS) in May.
"Previously, entrepreneurs had to go through a complicated
process but everything has been resolved.
"We are very thankful to the Indonesian government for
allowing Jakim's halal logo and certificate to be accepted in the
republic," he told Malaysian reporters here Tuesday.
The meeting paved the way for halal logos and certification by
Jakim and the Indonesian Council
of UlaMAS (MUI) to be
accepted and used in Malaysia and Indonesia.
The recognition will give opportunities to market Malaysian halal
products in Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population.
Mustapa said Malaysia's total world trade volume for halal
products last year was RM1.8 billion.
"This news is still new and not all Malaysian producers of
halal products are aware of it. The ministry will launch various programmes to
spread the news in order to encourage Malaysian entrepreneurs to export their
halal products to Indonesia," he said.
Mustapa today chaired the Malaysia-Indonesia Halal Business
Roundtable session organised by the Halal Industry Development Corporation
(HDC).
The session, organised jointly by HDC, MUI and the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) was participated by 30 Malaysian and
60 Indonesian entreprenuers.
During the session, Mustapa invited the Indonesian entrepreneurs
to grab opportunities to build manufacturing plants at several halal parks in
Malaysia, in Melaka, Johor and Kelantan.
"We want Indonesian companies to build their plants in halal
parks provided in our country, and help to promote their products in Asean
countries as well as all over the world," he said.
-- BERNAMA
Source : Bernama
Date : 12 July 2012
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