The Indonesia Halal Assurance Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal/ BPJPH) has published the Ministry of Religion Decree No. 1360/2021 on the 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 would need halal certification.
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, additives, and other materials |
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a. Materials originated from plants |
fresh fruits, fresh/dried vegetables, cereals, pure coconut |
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b. Materials originated from non-slaughter animals |
fresh milk, eggs, fish, fresh/dried, cera alba, cera flava |
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c. Materials originated from microbial fermentation process |
red oncom, black oncom, fermented buffalo milk, tempeh |
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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 |
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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 |
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a. Chemicals originated from mining and/or purification process from natural materials |
Magnesium oxide, Zinc Oxide, Paraffin, Silicone Dioxide, Calcium Oxide |
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b. Inorganic and organic synthesized chemicals |
Aminophylline, Noscapine, Ammonia, Alginic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Valproic Acid |
The regulation contains an extensive list on the materials exempted from the obligation of halal certification. For more details, please refer to the following link (page 5).
References:
Ministry of Religion Decree No.1360/2021 on Materials Exempted from the Obligation of Halal Certification