Current Issues on

Halal Food

PRESENT BY: SHAHRUL AFFENDY BIN ABD

AZIZ

ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE IN BUSINES

Introduction
Halal is a Quranic term meaning permitted, allowed or lawful.
Halal when used in relation to food and other consumer goods,
means permissible for consumption and used by Muslims
Haram is the opposite of halal.
Shubhah or Mashbooh, means doubtful or suspected
Halal and haram are serious matters in Islam
Increasing awareness of Muslim consumers on their religious
obligations creates greater demand for halal food and other
consumer goods

 Ensuring food and other consumer products authentically

halal is obligatory for every Muslims
Hence, certification and verification of every item for halal
compliance by competent Islamic Authorities, such as JAKIM,
is extremely important

AlQuranSurahAlBaqarah,Verse168

O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, halal and thaiyiban (wholesome),

and do not follow the footsteps of the Evil One, for he is to you an
avowed enemy

Basic concept
Muslims eat food that are
1. Halal Shariah (religious, faith, spiritual,
personal choice)
2. Thoyyiban Wholesome (safety, cleanliness,
nutritious, quality, authentic)

Halal Food
Food permitted under the Shariah law and fulfills the following
conditions:
a) does not contain any parts or products of animals that are
non-halal to Muslims or products of animals which are not
slaughtered according to Shariah law;
b) does not contain any ingredients that are najs according to
Shariah law;
c) is safe and not harmful;
d) is not prepared, processed or manufactured using
equipment that is contaminated with things that are najs
according to Shariah law;

e) the food or its ingredients do not contain any human

parts or its derivatives that are not permitted by
Shariah law; and
f) during its preparation, processing, packaging, storage
or transportation, the food is physically separated
from any other food that does not meet the
requirements stated in items a), b), c) d) or e) or any
other things that have been decreed as najs by
Shariah law.

Haram Food / drink

Pig

Carrion

Alcohol

Unslaughter

National Issues
Malaysia World Halal Hub
JAKIM Centre of Halal Certification and Reference

Halal Food Control

Accreditation System
Human Resource
Control (Law)
Food Hygiene and Sanitary
Future Planning

Halal Food Control

In Malaysia, the government controls halal food through
multi-agency approach lead by JAKIM.
JAKIM is the authority for Halal Food
MOH is responsible for food safety
MOA is responsible for animal health and abattoirs and
KPDN is responsible for halal label under the Trade
Description Act
Chemistry Department is responsible for food analysis

Issues and Challenges

Halal Food Laws
Halal Food Industry is still Small
Insufficient raw ingredients
Biotechnology in food product development is new
Halal food is sensitive and serious matter to Muslim
With many fraudulent issues around, more stringent monitoring should be
established by the Islamic Authorities.
Authentication and verification for halal has become one of a major
challenges in analysis of processed food

At present, very limited analytical methods available for halal

food verification

Rapid and reliable methods are urgently needed for detection

of non-halal components (e.g porcine origin) in food products

Understanding and awareness level of Halal Food

manufacturers

Voluntary application of Halal Certification

Exploitation on the Halal Logo

Competition from Other Non-Muslim Countries

Issues in Halal Food Production

Raw

materials animal or plant origin/imported

Slaughtering
Processing

according to Shariah/stunning

operations/equipment x-contamination

Packaging/Storage/Transportation

vessels)

Food

(containers and

ingredients and additives

Pig and its by-products (e.g. pork, lard, gelatin)

Enzymes (e.g rennet)

Emulsifiers (e.g. E471 or mono- & diglycerides)

Alcohol (ethanol)
Biotechnology

organisms)

Safety

and GMOs (genetically modified

and quality aspects (aspect of Thoyyiba)

Muslim Consumer Perspective

Muslims eat to live and not live to eat
Eating is a matter of worship and begins in the name of Allah
Muslims are not to be misled by their appetites unchecked by
knowledge (6:119)
Eat less you will be healthier (Hadis)

Role of the Government

Food Legislation and Enforcement
Advice for Industry/Trade
Consumer Education
Information Gathering and Research
Provision of Health Related Services

Role of Industry
/ The Private Sector
Halal and Good Practices by Primary Producers and
Distributors
Quality Assurance and Halal Control of processed Food
Appropriate Processes and Technology
Trained Managers and Food Handlers
Informative Labelling and Consumer Education

Role of Consumer
@..Educated and Knowledgeable
@..Discriminating and Selective
@..Safe Food Practices in the Home
@..Community Participation
@..Active Consumer Groups

Issues and Challenges

1..No specific provision of a comprehensive Halal food
laws
2..Halal food industries in Malaysia are still small
3..Lack of local halal resources
4..Progress in biotechnology food production

Recent Issues of Processed

Halal Food Fraud in Malaysia
Non-halal (pork) moon cakes with halal logo
Pigs and chicken stored together
Issue on bread using lard
Brushes using pigs bristle (fur) in cake and bread
preparation
Minced pork with halal label
Sausages with non-halal casing,
certificate and old halal logo

expired

halal

Conclusion
Halal and haram are sensitive and serious matters to every
Muslim
Properly processed and certified halal food is pertinent to
capture the lucrative halal food market
Adulteration and contamination of non-halal components are
major concern in food processing and production

Development on methods of detection adulteration are urgently needed for

halal food verification and certification

New analytical methods of analysis developed by our research group is

simple, rapid and reliable for detection of pork and lard in food and other
consumer products

These analytical methods have potential to be utilised by halal food

authorities responsible for authentication of halal food such as JAKIM