Transcription of OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HALAL HUB DIVISION, …
1 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HALAL HUB DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT malaysia WITHDRAWAL OF RECOGNITION FOR FOREIGN HALAL CERTIFICATION BODY IN AUSTRALIA Please be informed that HALAL Hub Jakim has withdrawn the following three (3) HALAL Certification Bodies in Australia from the Recognised List effective 8 February 2018: 1. Adelaide Mosque Islamic Society of South Australia 2. Al-Iman Islamic Society Inc.; and 3. Islamic Co-ordinating Council of Victoria . Kindly refer to the latest list of JAKIM s Recognised Foreign HALAL Certification Bodies through the website For imported products certified by the said bodies still can be accepted for malaysia as HALAL under any of the following three set of circumstances: i. Product were certified before 8 February 2018 and are already in the malaysia market; ii. Products were certified before 8 February 2018 and are already in route to malaysia ; iii.
2 There is an existing contract for the export of product to malaysia , but the consignment has not yet been dispatched (covered products that have not yet been manufactured) and a) Product are included in the list of the said bodies; and b) That contract is dated prior to 8 February 2018; and c) That contract remains valid (refer to the expiry date noted on the contract and the expiry date of certificate) ;and d) Each products or consignment are accompanied by either : - A certificate from a new HALAL certification Bodies; or - Proof of correspondence between the companies concerns and a new HALAL Certification Bodies, demonstrating progress towards certification under that new Certification Bodies , and e) The new HALAL Certification Bodies submit a letter directly to JAKIM to indicate that it is now working towards certification of the new plant. All the above scenarios will be accepted until the expiry date of certificates or until the certificates from the new bodies issued whichever comes first.
3 For the new contract after 8 February 2018, only the HALAL certificates from the new body in the recognised list will be accepted. While for the existing products already in malaysia , which carry the HALAL logo from the delisted bodies, the certificates will be accepted until the stock finish. HALAL Hub Division Department of Islamic Development malaysia , Putrajaya February 2018
