Indonesian government’s new halal certification body to start operating next year
Photo: Ubud, Indonesia - March 08, 2016: Woman cooks meatball soup at a street stall in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia on March 08, 2016. All halal products, including F&B, pharma and cosmetics, will have to be labeled as such by the end of 2019 / Elena Ermakova / Shutterstock.com
JAKARTA - The Indonesian government's Religious Affairs Ministry's new halal certification body, the Halal Products Certification Agency (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk, BPJPH), will start operating in early 2017, Nur Syam, the ministry’s Secretary General told Salaam Gateway.
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