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Halal Facts
Maintaining Halal Integrity Maintaining the Halal Integrity
Halal Assurance Management System (HAS)
Halal Supply Chain
Farming Input
Farming
• Animal Breed • Animal Feed
• Poultry • Livestock Abattoirs
Halal integrity should be clearly presenting halal status of product(s) and service(s) and assuring that the requirements for halal are met. Halal integrity must be maintained throughout the supply chain and should not be breached (i.e. no crosscontamination with any non-halal elements or other elements that may threaten the halalan thoyibban concept).
• Hotels • Hypermarkets • Restaurants
Why Halal Integrity Needs to Be Maintained? Approaches In Maintaining The Halal Integrity HALAL
Halal Executive
HALAL
Internal Audit
Halal Assurance Management System (HAS) Guidelines for Halal Assurance Management System for the Malaysia Halal Certification issued by JAKIM in 2012
1. Retail 2. Food Service
Halal Assurance Management System (HAS)
Products
Production
• Processed Food • Cosmetics • Confectionery • Pharmaceuticals
• Gelatine • Enzyme • Emulsifier • Shortening
Why Implementation of HAS can assist the industry players to maintain the integrity of halal products/ services effectively and increase customer confidence
What HALAL
To provide assurance to the Muslim consumers as seeking for halal is an obligation of every Muslim
Both food and non-food products are embracive of the religious needs
A formalized system that documents processes, procedures, and responsibilities in ensuring the maintenance of halal integrity throughout the supply chain
Assess compliance level of HAS implementation
Internal Audit
Record non-conformances and ensure effective corrective action is taken immediately
Objectives
Who The key elements of HAS implementation includes competent workforce/ staff and establishment of the Internal Halal Committee that establishes, implements, monitors, controls & certifies the HAS system
When
Identify nonconformances in HAS implementation
HAS should be developed as soon as industrial players (top management) decide to get their products/ services to be halal-certified
Halal Executive
A company representative to monitor the halal implementation in order to maintain the halal integrity of processes in the company A Muslim, with Islamic education background and a Halal Executive Certificate holder.
Internal audit is a process that is planned and encouraged to perform regularly and continuously.
Identify areas that can be improved
How It focuses on the identification and control of the Halal Critical Point (HCP) along the internal supply chain involved in the production of halal products/ providing halal services
Halal Happenings • Develop HAS Manual Workshop • Collaboration with Kasersart University
Halal Lifestyle 5 Apps Every Muslims Need to Download
Maintaining the
Halal Integrity
Halal News
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alal integrity of halal products especially food is one of the concerned issues to many Muslims around the world. It has become a profound attention among Muslim consumers, especially as seeking for halal is a religious obligation. The issues of false halal logo, porcine contaminated ingredients, improper Islamic slaughtering have raised concerns among Muslims consumers on the authenticity of the halal products. Not only that, they also question the halal integrity along the ‘farm-to-fork’ supply chain of the products. This issue has definitely played a major role in determining the marketability of the halal products in any countries with a large number of Muslim consumers. There are three unique approaches that industry players can adopt in maintaining halal integrity of products or services, namely Halal Executive, Internal audit and Halal Assurance Management System (HAS). In Malaysia, a Halal Executive position is a mandatory position for selected halal certificate holders (companies or businesses involved in halal industry) in accordance to the Malaysia Halal Certification requirements. One of the main responsibilities of a Halal Executive is to monitor halal integrity of the products/ services along the production process within the company, besides having to ensure that all related processes in the company are implemented in accordance with the set conditions.
Halal Assurance Management System (HAS), on the other hand, is a formalised system that documents the Halal Critical Point(s) (HCP), related processes and management responsibilities in ensuring the halal integrity of product(s)/ service(s) is maintained throughout the internal supply chain. JAKIM has introduced the HAS Guidelines in 2012 which emphasises on the identification and elimination of the nonhalal contaminants from entering the halal processing from the very beginning of the processes. An effective HAS implementation will enhance consumer confidence in products produced and services offered The third approach is internal audit. Internal audit functions as a tool to evaluate the implementation and compliance of HAS requirements, record both compliances and non-compliance as well as ensure correction and corrective action are taken immediately and effectively. The objective of internal audit also include identifying areas or processes for improvements in ensuring the halal integrity is maintained throughout the company. An effective halal integrity monitoring approaches is needed to be adopted by the halal industry players to remain trustworthy and relevant in the halal industry. It is vital as the Muslim consumers nowadays are more knowledgeable and concern about the halal food they consume.