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Halal certificate application decisions must be swift, within 30 days: Zahid | Scoop
Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi calls for triannual workshops on halal certification to hasten the issuance of certificates for new applicants and those seeking renewals. – Scoop pic, September 13, 2023
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Halal certificate application decisions must be swift, within 30 days: Zahid

Receiving complaints about processing times of nine months to two years, he says delays no longer acceptable

Bernama
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1:03 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – Decisions on applications for halal certificates must be made within 30 working days, and there should be no excuse for delays, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

He said this is because there have been complaints suggesting that the application process has taken from nine months to two years, with some applicants receiving rejection notices only after two years.

“The report that I received from Jakim (Islamic Development Department Malaysia) shows that they have taken several proactive measures and the approval process has been expedited.

“While this information may only be on paper, there are still complaints out there,” he said in his keynote address at the Halal Sector Forum 2023 here today.

Zahid, who is also rural and regional development minister, also wants the workshop on halal certification to be held triannually to expedite the issuance of halal certificates to new applicants or to certificate holders seeking renewal.

At the same time, Zahid said that the procedures for obtaining halal certification should be simplified to avoid inconvenience to applicants, and this can be achieved through cooperation between religious groups, experts, and players in the halal industry.

“We must step out of our silos. We should no longer think inside the box or outside the box; we must act and think without being restricted by the box so that we can promptly implement what the prime minister has directed,” he said.

Meanwhile, Zahid said that to ensure halal certification reform, the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions have offered courses based on Jakim’s recommendations, particularly in the field of halal.

Through this initiative, he said, Mara, through Giatmara, and several other TVET institutions have also been tasked with producing more halal auditors for the industries that produce halal products.

Moreover, he said Universiti Kuala Lumpur has also established courses related to the halal industry at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. – September 13, 2023

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