12 JANUARY 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR
In Malaysia all related halal matters will be referred to this 3 main Laws/Procedures/Requirements/Guidelines;
- Trade Description Act 1972
- Manual Procedure of Halal Certification Malaysia – JAKIM
- MS 1500:2009 Malaysian Standard : Halal Food – Production, Preparing, Handling and Storage – General Guidelines.
Effective 2012, under the subsidiary directive in the new amendments of Malaysia Trade Description Act, the COMPETENT AUTHORITY which mean the entrusted agency by the government for Halal Certification body is only JAKIM and MAIN.
We have been advised to convert all Halal Certification which is not from JAKIM, MAIN or Certification Bodies recognized by JAKIM to JAKIM HALAL CERTIFICATION. But since halal certification is a volunteer exercise, any companies can opt to operate without Halal Certificate or with JAKIM Halal Certificate.
