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Use of Halal Certificate Order and Halal Labels comes into force

The use of Halal Certificate Order and Halal Labels started Friday. The Halal Food Control Department, Department of Syariah Affairs, Ministry of Religious Affairs, also announced that starting Friday, exporters of local Halal products must use the new Brunei Halal Logo.

The enforcement of the new Halal Certification and Labels is inline with the titah of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, in which His Majesty states that the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 should come into effect on 29hb Rejab 1429 corresponding to 1st August 2008.

(Source: RTB news, 2nd August 2008)

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Enforcement of Halal Certification and Halal Label Order being adopted by local food product companies

Enforcement of the Halal Certification and Halal Labelling Order on the 1st of this month by the Halal Food Control Section, Syariah Affairs Department have been adopted by producers of local food products. Following the enforcement, the Halal Food Control Section said about 12 local food production companies have made applications and two companies have obtained approval for using the latest Halal label. In an interview with RTB, the Acting Assistant Director of Syariah Affairs said the enforcement will be extended to certification of restaurants and other eateries, beginning in December. The purpose of usage is the main condition required in the Halal Certification and Labelling Order.

Awang Haji Kassim bin Haji Muhammad said food court and restaurant entrepreneurs are those who need to obtain the Halal certificates for their business premises. He said among the requirements that must be fulfilled by the applicants is the presence of two food supervisors at every business premises where the Halal certification is required; and that only Halal food are allowed to be sold or brought into the shop. Successful applicants will be given the Halal certificate for an annual fee of $30 for each business premises.

(Source: RTB News, 7th August 2008)

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