Halal certification in Indonesia; history, development, and implementation

Abstract

Indonesia's population with a Muslim majority (87.18%) makes the need for halal products very large. There is a need for halal product guarantees for products entering or circulating in Indonesia. Halal guarantee in Indonesia is regulated by the Government through legislation. The halalness of a product can be determined by conducting halal certification by inspecting the product from the selection of raw materials, the production process, to the final product. The halal certification process in Indonesia has been developing. This study aims to describe the history, development, and implementation of halal certification in Indonesia, one of which is before and after the issuance of law on Halal Product Guarantee (Halal Law). Initially, halal certification in Indonesia was taken over by the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) which is a civil society movement that has the support of the state. But after the issuance of the Halal Law, the authority for halal certification was transferred to the Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH) which is an independent state institution under the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia. This was also followed by several changes in several policies related to halal certification. Halal certification which was initially voluntary and does not yet have strong legal legitimacy has now become mandatory for business actors. Implementation of the Halal Law began on October 17, 2019, and will be carried out in stages. In the implementation effort, there needs to be a good collaboration between the government, business actors, and the community.

Respon Publik Terhadap Sertifikasi Halal LP-POM-MUI dan Implikasi Hukumnya

“…Dari 727.617 produk yang diproduksi dan terdapat 69.985 produk yang telah tersertifikasi halal. Hal ini berarti hanya 9,6% produk telah tersertifikasi, sedangkan sisanya belum memiliki sertifikat halal (Faridah, 2019).…”

Sertifikasi Produk Halal dalam Perspektif Mashlahah Mursalah

“…Namun, sejauh ini masalah bunga bank masih diperdebatkan. Melalui fatwa MUI juga menetapkan bunga bank itu haram, karena menurut MUI ada komponen tambahan yang menjadi penyakit, sehingga riba dihukumi haram (Faridah, 2019). Semua yang sudah diatur dalam nash Al Qur'an dan As Sunnah harus dijalankan oleh umat Islam.…”

The Pengaturan Sertifikasi Jaminan Produk Halal Di Indonesia

“…Mekanisme sertifikasi oleh BPJPH (Faridah, 2020) Para pelaku usaha juga berkewajiban untuk memperbaharui/memperpanjang sertifikat halal jika masa berlakunya telah berakhir (V ide pasal 25 huruf d UUJPH). Sertifikat halal sendiri berlaku selama kurun waktu 4 tahun, pelaku usaha harus mengajukan permohonan pembaharuan paling lambat 3 bulan sebelum masa sertifikat berakhir.…”