BPJPH Halal Certification Factory Audit Preparation Guidelines

Ensure comprehensive cleaning across the entire facility with no blind spots:

• ‌Warehouse Cleaning‌: Finished goods, semi-finished goods, and raw material warehouses must be organized by category, free of clutter.
• Production Workshop Cleaning‌: Floors, walls, workbenches, tools, and equipment must be thoroughly wiped down, with no residue or stains.
• ‌Site Hygiene‌: Keep floors clean and items neatly arranged; no random stacking or disorder.
• Cross-Contamination Prevention‌: If non-Halal prohibited ingredients or products are produced, they must be strictly isolated from Halal products to prevent contamination.

Ensure that the ingredient information declared in the application form and supplementary documents exactly matches the actual ingredients stored in the warehouse, with no omissions or discrepancies.

Relevant staff from all departments must be present or have designated personnel on duty to assist auditors in understanding departmental operations and promptly access raw material and finished goods warehouses.

Halal certification primarily evaluates the production process and technology. The factory must operate normally on the audit day so the auditor can fully observe the end-to-end workflow from raw material input to finished product output.

Assign one interpreter familiar with the factory’s production processes and procedures to avoid misunderstandings caused by inaccurate translation, which may delay certification issuance.

The auditor will follow the production line from the first to the final step. Technical personnel must be available throughout to answer questions about the production process.

The factory manager’s mobile phone must remain on and accessible during the audit for timely communication and resolution of unexpected issues.

Provide vehicle transportation for the auditor on the day of the site visit (e.g., from airport to factory, factory to accommodation).