The Halal Product Assurance Organization (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs stated that not all products or materials circulating in Indonesia must obtain Halal certification.
BPJPH head Muhammad Aqil Irham stated that the regulation aims to provide guidance and legal certainty for materials that do not require halal certification. This is stipulated in Article 62 (2) of Government Regulation (PP) No. 39 of 2021, which pertains to the implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Department.
According to the above regulations, there are three types of materials that are exempt from the obligation to obtain halal certification. The first type is materials from nature, namely unprocessed plant and mineral materials.
Akil said, "This includes materials from plants or non slaughtered animals that have not been processed or physically treated, nor have auxiliary materials, additives, or other ingredients been added
Fresh fruits, fresh and dried vegetables, grains, tubers, nuts, fresh seaweed, rice, dried coconuts, pure coconuts, fresh milk, eggs, freshwater fish, frozen, dried or pickled fish are not included in halal certification.
Belonging to the second category are materials classified as unlikely to contain prohibited substances, including materials other than those derived from nature, as well as materials and chemical products produced by mining or inorganic and organic synthesis.
The third category refers to materials that are not classified as hazardous and do not come into contact with non halal substances, such as chemicals produced during natural material extraction and/or refining processes, as well as chemicals produced through inorganic and organic synthesis.
