Photo: JAKARTA, INDONESIA - 12 SEPTEMBER 2016: Indonesian Muslims prepare meat at a mosque during Eid Al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice in Jakarta, Indonesia on 12 September, 2016. / Hokmesso / Shutterstock, Inc.
JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry's new halal certification body, the Halal Products Certification Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk, BPJPH), will not start operations before October, due to delays in finalizing the government decree (Peraturan Pemerintah, PP), Siti Aminah, the Ministry’s head of Halal Products Sub-directorate told Salaam Gateway.
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