Indonesia’s BPJPH Targets Halal Certification of 15,000 MSEs in 2021 Via Free Online Program

Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH), a government agency under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, is targeting Halal certification of 15,000 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in 2021 via its free Halal certification program, which was launched online on the 8th of September 2021.

Why it Matters?

According to Mastuki, Interim Head of BPJPH, who was officiating the launch, as of the 7th of September 2021, a total of 10,205 enterprises with 139,998 products had Halal certificates issued from the agency. The free Halal certification program is aimed at approximately 13.5 million national MSEs that are eligible for certification. Mastuki noted that there was a wide gap between certified enterprises and those that are eligible for certification....