1. WHAT IS HALAL & WHY HALAL CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED?
Presented by:
ZURAINI BINTI YAHAYA
Halal Hub Division
Department of Islamic Development Malaysia
This paper is presented in conjunction with Halal Seminar organised by Korean Muslim Federation on 1st November 2012 in Seoul, Korea

2. SCOPE About JAKIM About Malaysia Halal Certification What is Halal?
Why Halal Certification is Required?
Conclusion

3. About JAKIM
1968- Started as a Secretariat of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs placed under the Prime Minister’s Department
1974-Upgraded to Division of Religious Affairs under the Prime Minister’s Department
1997- Upgraded to JAKIM or Department of Islamic Development Malaysia under the Prime Minister’s Department

4. About Malaysia Halal Certification
1974
Halal Declaration Letter
Halal Certificate
2008
Halal Certification activities was handed over to Halal Industry DevelopmentCorporation
August- 2009
Halal Certification activities was returned to JAKIM
2011
Trade Description Act 2011: JAKIM and State Religious Council shall be the competent authority to certify halal food, goods and services in Malaysia

5. Malaysia Halal Logo :The Trusted Choice

7. Halal : The Way Forward
“growth will continue to be led by food products while pharmaceutical and cosmetic products are showing good prospects”. “ with 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide, the demand for halal products and services is huge and Malaysian players must equip themselves properly to meet this demand.”
(Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of Malaysian International Trade and Industry , 2012)

8. WHAT IS HALAL? Halal : an Arabic word which means
permissible, allowed or lawful
Haram : means unlawful or prohibited
Shubhah : Suspected or doubtful

9. WHAT IS HALAL CERTIFICATION?
examination of product processes in its preparation, slaughtering, cleaning, processing, handling, disinfection, storage, transportation and management practices.
Concept of halal from farm to table

10. HALAL SUPPLY CHAIN

11. HALAL PRODUCTS
Halal products (food/goods) permitted under the Shariah law and fulfill the following conditions:
Do not contain any human parts or its derivatives that are not permitted by Shariah law
do not comprise or contain any parts or products of animals that are non-halal to Muslims or products of animals which are not slaughtered according to Shariah law;
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12. do not contain any ingredients or genetically modified organism (GMO) that are filthy (najs) according to Shariah law;
d) Safe for consumption, non-poisonous, non-intoxicating or non-harzadous to health;
e) not prepared, processed or manufactured using equipment that is contaminated with things that are filthy (najs) according to Shariah law;
f) the food or its ingredients do not contain any human parts or its derivatives that are not permitted by Shariah law; and
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13. f) during its preparation, processing, packaging, storage or transportation, the products are physically separated from any other products that does not meet the requirements stated in items a), b), c) d) or e) or any other things that have been decreed as filthy (najs) by Shariah law.

14. Why Halal Certificate is required?
Religious Obligation
Economy
Cultural Diversity

15. RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION
The lives of Muslims are guided by the Shariah Law.
Objectives of Shariah Law (Maqasid al-Shariah) are to preserve faith, life, intellect, progeny and property. 
e.g wine drinking is prohibited (hara m) to preserve the integrity of
human intellect.

16. Allah says in the Holy Quran:
RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION
Allah says in the Holy Quran:
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَـٰلاً۬ طَيِّبً۬ا وَلَاتَتَّبِعُواْخُطُوَٲتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنِ‌ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوٌّ۬ مُّبِينٌ
“O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowed enemy.”
Al-Baqarah (168)

17. RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION
From Abi Abdillah Al-Nu’man bin Bashir r.a said, Prophet Muhammad S.A.W said:
“Halal is clear and Haram is clear; in between these two are certain things that are shubhah (suspected). Many people may not know whether those items are Halal or Haram. Whosoever leaves them, he is innocent towards his religion and his conscience.

18. RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION
Halal Certification is a recognition that the products are permissible under Islamic law.  
These products are thus edible, drinkable or usable by Muslims. 

19. ECONOMY Halal is not just about meat. The Halal market is waiting for
• Complete product ranges
• Pre-cooked meals
• Toiletries & Personal care items
• Pharmaceuticals
• Health Supplements

20. WORLD MUSLIM POPULATION
Continent Population (in million)
Total Population in 2011 (in million)
Muslim Percentage
Muslim Population  in 2011 (in million)
Africa
1051.4
52.39 %
554.32
Asia
4239.1
32 %
Europe
740.01
7.6  %
56.04
 North America
346.2
2.2  %
7.61
South America
595.9
0.41 %
2.45
Oceania
37.14
1.5  %
0.54
Total
28.73 %

21. GLOBAL HALAL CONSUMER MARKET
The Muslim population in 2012 stands at 2.1 billion.
It is expected that if present rate of increase (1.84%) of Muslim population continues that by 2030 One out of Three person will be Muslim
Source: Islamicpopulation.com

22. ECONOMY & TOURISM
To offer tour packages and destinations that are particularly designed to cater for Muslim considerations and address Muslim needs.
e.g: halal food in restaurants, hotels and shopping malls

23. ECONOMY & TOURISM
Halal has become a new phenomenon in the tourism industry and countries across the globe should not miss on the opportunity to tap into this market

24. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Halal food consumption is no longer exclusive for Muslims
Halal is becoming an inclusive, healthier and safer option among the
non Muslim especially
after the outbreak of Mad
Cow Disease in the 1990s
and Food Mouth Disease
in 2000.

25. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The holistic concept of Halal and Tayyib (good, wholesome) are consistent with other value based movement such as environmentally friendly, non cruelty to animals and ethical

26. CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The multi-cultural complexion of world has stimulated the development of the halal industry such as certification agencies and halal standards.

27. MALAYSIA: STANDARDS & GUIDELINES
MS 1500:2009 For Halal Food Production, Preparation, Handling And Storage-General Guidelines (Second Revision)
MS 2200 Part 1: for Cosmetic & Personal Care
MS 2424:2010(P), Halal Pharmaceuticals – General Guidelines

28. MALAYSIA: STANDARDS & GUIDELINES
REFERRING DOCUMENT
The Halalan-Toyyiban Assurance
Pipeline (HTAP) 2010 : MS 2400 for transportation of goods and/or cargo chain activities
Pipeline (HTAP) 2010 :MS 2400 for warehousing and related activities
The
Halalan-Toyyiban Assurance
Pipeline (HTAP) 2010 :
MS 2400 for retailing

29. MALAYSIA: STANDARDS & GUIDELINES
REFERRING DOCUMENT
MS2200: Part II:2012 The Islamic Consumer Goods: Usage of Bone, Hide And Hair – General Guidelines
Manual Procedure of Malaysia Halal Certification

30. CONCLUSION
The Halal Industry is an industry where the products are UNIVERSAL, and are NOT ONLY DESTINED FOR MUSLIM CONSUMERS alone; making possible opportunities larger than the 2 billion Muslims in the world, as they only constitute one-fourth of the global population.
Although it is destined universally, the Halal industry has a SINGULAR THEOLOGICAL PARAMETER that the products being manufactured MUST BE PERMISSIBLE FOR MUSLIM CONSUMPTION, which means that they are not against Islamic principles and values.