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PUTRAJAYA: Promoting menus such as buka puasa buffets and Ramadan sets as halal without having proper halal certification is a an offence under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011, says the Islamic Development Department (Jakim).

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh government and other authorities regarding two separate pleas challenging the November 2021 notification that prohibited the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of food products with halal certification in the state, except for those produced for export.

The petitions came up for hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta which issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, Centre and others seeking their responses on the pleas.

ASN Ministry of Foreign Affairs is requested to be the glue of the community.

The Indonesian Ministry of Industry plans to start the operation of a data collection information system for the halal industry in January 2024.

The Indonesian Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) said halal certificates have been issued for 1.1 million food and beverage products.

IPOH, Dec 21 — The Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) has confirmed that Restoran Hawayi in Teluk Intan does not have a halal certificate. JAIPk director Harith Fadzilah...

Sucofindo is ready to support inspection and/or halal testing for other products.

This clarification came after a recent social media uproar when an internal memo released on 14 Dec by a bakery went viral.

Bakeries holding JAKIM's Halal certification are permitted to write "MERRY CHRISTMAS" or any religiously themed words on cakes for customers to take home, but not for display.