No.3 November 2019
Apnizan Abdullah | Mohammad Hashim Kamali | Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil
One of the issues facing the halal industry in Malaysia is that it is governed by piecemeal legislations under the supervision of various organisations carrying different jurisdictional mandates. Its trade practices are governed by the Ministry of Domestic Trades, Cooperatives and Consumerism, while halal certification matters are handled by the Department of Islamic Development of Malaysia (JAKIM) and the Islamic Religious Council (IRC) or Majlis Agama Islam Negeri (MAIN) of each state of the federation. Halal Development Corporation (HDC) has on the other hand been mandated with the internationalisation of halal products and services, and the Department of Standards Malaysia (DOSM) is empowered to issue the Halal Standards. There are also various laws, regulations, and circulars that need to be consulted, including, for instance, the Trade Descriptions Act (TDA) 2011 and its by-laws, the Food Act 1983, Food Regulations 1985, as well as fatwas issued by the various states and a myriad of other rules and guidelines issued by the relevant authorities. Read more on: rb3halal.pdf (iais.org.my)