Types Of Halal Certification Offenses
Types of Malaysian Halal Certification offenses
1.1 Light Offenses - An offense involving non-conformance to the following:
i. Clean premises
ii. Clean equipment
iii. Clean workers
iv. Clean environment (no good maintenance of sanitary)
v. No pest control
vi. Other errors related to hygiene and sanitation
vii. Food handlers do not receive immunization against Thyphoid
viii. Cooking / bringing in food and other beverages into the processing area
ix. Failure to submit the required documents inspection
x. Change / addition of ingredients that manufacturers have halal certification without informing writing to JAKIM / JAIN / MAIN
ACTION:
Halal certificate holders (SPHM) will be warned and instruction / corrective action to be taken as directed.
1.2 Heavy Offenses - An offenses involving the following items:
i. Change / addition of the supplier / manufacturer of ingredients that do not have halal certification from JAKIM or JAIN / MAIN or any recognized halal certification body.
ii. Using the Malaysian halal logo on products that are not found in SPHM
iii. Falsification or misuse of the Malaysian halal certification or logo
iv. Lend / submit the original halal certification to other premises or other companies
v. Modify the information contained in SPHM
vi. Change or add any ingredients that have been declared in the application form without written permission from JAKIM / JAIN / MAIN
vii. No employee of the Muslim citizens of Malaysia at least 2 (two) in the processing area / kitchen
viii. Using and displaying an expired halal certification
ix. Device or elements of religious worship located in the processing / kitchen
x. Animals roaming in the premises area
xi. There are workers living in the area of the premises
xii. Does not comply with any of Malaysia's related halal standards
xiii. Failure to comply with the correction of small offenses.
ACTION:
Holders will be subject to action of suspension of their SPHM to get a verdict from the Halal Certification Panel.
1.3 Serious Offenses - An offense involving the Islamic law principles and technical aspects as follows:
1.3.1 Offences involving Islamic law:
i. Authentication of Non-Halal status of products / materials ingredients / equipment by a recognized religious authority agreed by the Panel Halal Certification
ii. The use of ingredients not permitted after having SPHM
iii. Storage of halal ingredients with non-halal ingredients in the same place
iv. Keeping halal products with non-halal products in the same place
v. Hardware / Equipment used promiscuously between halal and non halal
vi. Processing of imperfect slaughtered live stocks or that are not totally dead
vii. Stunning use of animals causing death or mazbohah
viii. Bringing in materials not permitted to the premises or company that has received SPHM
1.3.2 Offences involving the technical aspects:
i. Moving premises or the factory without informing JAKIM
ii. Change management and company names without informing JAKIM
iii. Butcher and checker does not have the credentials / letters of authorization to slaughter
iv. Butcher and checker using an expired credentials / letters of slaughter authorization
v. Stunning use not following the standard set
vi. Stunner controlled by non-Muslim workers
vii. Using prohibited substances that are enforced in any relevant Act / Laws
ACTION:
SPHM holder shall be liable for their SPHM to be withdrawn by the examiner and will be submitted to Halal Certification Panel for final decision.
Source: www.halal.gov.my
MIHAS 2011: International Halal Showcase
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| MIHAS 2011 |
| Event | The 8th International Halal Showcase (Mihas 2011) |
|---|---|
| Theme | Expanding Your Business Horizon |
| Date | 6 – 9 April 2011 |
| Venue | MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre (MECC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Operating Hours | 10am – 7pm (daily) |
| Hosted by | Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) |
| Organised by | Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) |
| Jointly Organised with | Islamic Dakwah Foundation Malaysia (YADIM) |
| In Association with | Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) |
| Event Manager | Indah Profiles Sdn Bhd |
| Tel | +603 6203 4433 |
| Fax | +603 6203 4422 |
| enquiry@halal.org.my | |
| Website | www.mihas.com.my |
| Frequency | Annual |
What is Halal Food?
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| Official Malaysia Halal Logo |
What is Halal Food? Halal food means food that is allowed by Islamic law and meet the following conditions: -
- Does not contain any parts or products from animals not slaughtered according to Islamic law, or products from animals not slaughtered according to Islamic law.
- Does not contain substances that are categorized as unclean by Islamic law.
- Not prepared, processed or manufactured using equipment that has been contaminated with substances classified as unclean by Islamic law.
- During the preparation, processing, packaging, storage or transfer, the food should be separated from the food did not meet the above requirements or materials that have been enacted as a stool by the legislation.
- Halal Certification from a recognized Islamic bodies, in Malaysia's case, from JAKIM (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia).
Halal food industry is one of the more rapidly expanding industries and Malaysia has the potential center of global halal food valued at RM190 billion. Based on a study conducted by Unipeq (Food Quality Research Unit, UKM), halal industry has the potential to expand based upon the number of demand and necessity of 2 billion Muslim consumers worldwide.
International food market for halal food are worth $ 50 billion (RM190 billion) and is expected to increase every year. Malaysia is one of the world's halal food manufacturers. The potential market for halal food are great domestically or internationally. Muslim consumer demand for halal food industry is expanding not only in Malaysia but around the world. The market for halal food globally is very wide. World demand for halal food is estimated to be worth USD80 billion (RM304 billion) a year (Babji, 1998). Large Muslim populations in the Middle East, North America, Southeast Asia, Soviet Union and China provided a lucrative market for halal food industry (Chaudry, 1992).
To date, no comprehensive statistics available on the performance of Malaysia's halal food trade at the international level. However, for the period January-September 2001, Malaysia exported a total of RM 2,843.4 million of food products to foreign countries. From that total, RM 1,532.5 million or 53.9% are exported to countries in ASEAN and the Middle East are the most populous Muslim region and the largest consumers of halal food products in the world. Malaysia's main export destinations are Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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First and foremost I would like to convey my sincere thank you to all the visitor of this blog. This blog is created to promote Halal Management Audit System designed for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which will handle their Halal Certification. The system came in two version of Gold (S1) and Premium (S2). Some of the features of the system are as follow:
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