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RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN HALAL CERTIFICATION BODIES ( FHCB )

• Department of Islamic Development Malaysia ( JAKIM ) is the agency responsible for the Islamic affairs including halal certification in Malaysia. Therefore, JAKIM plays very important role to protect Muslim consumers in Malaysia and it is always been JAKIM’s responsibility to assure them to seek for halal products as urged by Shariah.
• For the purpose of halal certification, JAKIM has to ascertain the halal status of the product at every stage and at every process involved by carrying out an official site inspection on the plants purposely to examine on how the halal status of the raw material is maintained and monitored at all times.
• Based on these reason, nevertheless, JAKIM requires a reputable and credible foreign halal certification bodies as JAKIM representatives to monitor/verify the halal status of these raw materials and products with responsibility and integrity.
• The recognition is based on the capability of the foreign halal certification bodies that comply with the Malaysian procedures & guidelines.

Official Malaysia Halal logo contains these 6 important things:

1. 2 stars with 5 vertices on the left and right circle, separating the word “MALAYSIA” and “ماليزيا”.
2. “HALAL” word at the center.
3. Top words refers to which Malaysian Standards for the Halal certification based on. For example, MS 1500:2009 refers to “Halal Food” standard.
Bottom words is the 10 last digit from file reference number of its Halal application. This number is unique and can be search at Malaysia Halal Directory Portal (www.halal.gov.my).
P/S: The number in above diagram is just an example.
4. “MALAYSIA” word along the top of circle.
5. Halal arabic word at the center, on top of “HALAL” romanised word.
6. Malaysia arabic word along the bottom of circle.

More info FHCB