Accelerating Halal Slaughterhouse Certification, Halal Science Centre IPB University Organises Trainings
Halal Science Centre (HSC) IPB University seeks to continue cooperation with Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) to accelerate slaughterhouse certification in Indonesia through a series of trainings and webinars. This time, HSC IPB University held a training to accelerate halal certification for slaughterhouses and slaughterhouse halal supervisors, Wednesday (9/8).
HSC IPB University was also recently designated as a Registered Halal Training Institute (LPH) at the Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, HSC IPB University prepared a series of training with MLA to initiate a plan to accelerate the certification of slaughterhouses and halal supervisors specifically for slaughterhouses.
“There is still a gap between certified halal slaughterhouses and supervisors, so it is necessary to accelerate certification so that we try to encourage this through certification training and halal supervisor competency tests. I also hope that BPJPH can encourage certification in slaughterhouses before 2024, so that the provision of halal meat for the community can be completed immediately, “said Prof Khaswar Syamsu, Head of HSC IPB University in his speech.
Siti Aminah MPdI, Chief of the BPJPH Halal Cooperation and Standardisation Centre as a resource person elaborated on the regulation of halal certification of abattoirs in Indonesia. He said that RPH plays an important role as the starting point for a series of halal food processes of animal origin. Therefore, until now, applications for certification for micro and small businesses (MSEs) are often constrained to obtain halal-certified raw materials of animal origin.
“Slaughterhouses must be halal certified because there are regulations related to halal product guarantees and the implementation of the halal product guarantee sector. The application for halal certification of slaughterhouses must go through a regular scheme, either through facilitation or independently. To minimise certification rates, I recommend contacting the nearest LPH and the halal supervisor competency unit can also be determined by yourself,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Dr drh Supratikno, a lecturer at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedicine (SKHB) IPB University, discussed the preparation of the halal certification process in slaughterhouses. He said that in the halal certification process, the thing that must be considered in addition to certification preparation is the competency standard of halal supervisors.
According to the Chairman of the HSC IPB University Halal Slaughter Research Group, halal supervisors must understand the implementation of the Halal Product Guarantee System (SJPH), so it requires strengthening resources through training. Moreover, at some points the implementation of SPJH in slaughterhouses is different from industry.
“Before applying for certification, the slaughterhouse must have implemented the SJPH standard and conducted an internal audit of the implementation of SPJH. Critical points in the audit of SPJH in this slaughterhouse include receiving livestock, pre-slaughter, slaughter process to handling products that do not meet the requirements,” he explained.
It is planned that the training programme and competency test for halal abattoir supervisors will be held for two batches of 40 participants in September and November 2023. There will also be training and competency tests for halal slaughterers, technical guidance on halal certification for 10 selected slaughterhouses, and focus group discussions (FGDs) related to accelerating halal certification of slaughterhouses in order to equalise the perception of slaughterhouse certification and accelerate certification. (MW/Rz) (IAAS/RUM)
