Overview
The Indonesia Halal Assurance Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal / BPJPHP) has published the Ministry of Religion Decree No. 1360/2021 on Materials Exempted from the Obligation of Halal Certification on their official website. This decree will serve as guidance for regulatory bodies to decide whether the materials of a product require halal certification.
Exemptions
The following are the materials exempted from the obligation of halal certification:
| No | Materials Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materials originated from nature without any processing or physical processing and without the addition of auxiliary materials. | Fresh fruits, fresh/dried vegetables, cereals, pure coconut |
| a. Materials originated from plants | ||
| b. Materials originated from non-slaughter animals | Fresh milk, eggs, fish, fresh/dried sera alba, sera flava | |
| c. Materials originated from microbial fermentation process | Red oncom, black noncom, fermented buffalo milk, tempeh | |
| d. Materials originated from natural water | Ice cube, water for injection, groundwater | |
| 2 | Processed materials not at risk of containing and/or being contaminated with non-halal materials | |
| a. Materials other than materials derived from nature as well as materials and chemical products resulting from addition or the result of inorganic and organic synthesis. | Absorbent cotton gauze, cotton, cellulose, synthetic polymer. | |
| 3 | Chemicals that are not classified as dangerous and do not contain ingredients that are not halal | |
| a. Chemical originated from mining and/or purification process from natural materials. | Magnesium oxide, Zinc Oxide, Paraffin, Silicone Dioxide, Calcium Oxide. | |
| b. Inorganic and organic synthesized chemical | Aminophylline, Noscapine, Ammonia, Alginic Acid, Sorvic Acid, Valproic acid. |
For more details, access the link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D2FbUaWH9uw6wgvxagtHtl3oMpuhDbGR/view.
Additional Information
- Type Approval impacted: Medical
- Approval Process impact: No
- Importation process impact: N.A
- Type of product impacted: Medical