Halal Issue In Malaysia 2018

This paper attempts to review the issues and challenges of halal food implementation in malaysia.

Halal issue in malaysia 2018. For halal exports the number of malaysia s halal exports experienced a gradual increase from 2010 to 2018. Muslim consumers nowadays are faced with a broad selection of products. In fact the type of halal logo used across all states was standardised in 2003. And many more as well as small medium enterprises smes halal food companies.

This plays an important role in the demand for halal food products. Malaysia holds a special position in the global halal market as the first country that assigns a government agency to regulate its halal matters and certification. The permitted halal logo contains five components such as an eight cusp star at the centre of a circle the arabic word حلآل at the centre of the star and the word halal below the arabic word. Halal malaysia portal 2017 has defined halal as it is a product or services which has been recognised by the authority according to syara or islamic law and the product or services has a halal logo.

Manufacturers distributors sub contract manufacturers repacking businesses food premises and the. The malaysian islamic development department jakim is expected to introduce halal certification for medical devices in the third quarter of this year. In malaysia halal food products are generally produced by well known food companies such as adabi consumer industries ramly group aminah hassan ayamas food corporation faiza marketing sdn. February 9 2018 8 30 am putrajaya.

An international marketing issues and challenges 1 0 introduction in the muslim majority malaysia the concept of halal is an absolute key to consumption. Concepts of halal have been discussed in terms of definitions and scopes have also been established. However in 2018 it slightly declined from the previous year due to the challenging time in the palm oil industry including the lower palm oil derivatives hanisofian alias said the malaysian reserve 2019. The trade descriptions act 2011 the trade descriptions order certification and halal labelling s 2011 the trade descriptions definition of halal regulations 2011 and trade descriptions certification and halal labelling fees 2011 were streamline to the laws relating to halal in.

Hence the term of halal is not limited to the ingredients alone but also the.