Golden Churn butter is proven Halal

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Golden Churn butter 'halal'

By Azlan Othman

Following concerns with regards to the halal-ness of Golden Churn Pure Creamery Butter, the Ministry of Religious Affairs has informed that the product is not dubious and can be consumed by Muslims in the country.

The statement was made yesterday following an investigation by the Halal Food Control Division of the Syariah Affairs Department, and an analysis by the Scientific Services Department of the Ministry of Health dated July 25.

Source: Borneo Bulletin, 28th July 2011

International Halal Products Expo 2008

The third International Halal Products Expo 2008 (IHPE 2008) will be opened tomorrow, from 14th to 17th August 2008, at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Berakas. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of industry and Primary Resources (MIPR), Ministry of Religious Affairs, and Ministry of Health. This year's theme is "The Emergency of the Halal Market Economy".

The main objectives of IHPE are:

• IHPE 2008 is key to His Majesty’s Government’s efforts to establish Brunei as a premier Halal Centre;
• IHPE 2008 is positioned to spearhead the promotion of the Brunei Halal Brand which is setting the standards for Halal compliance and conformance in the Halal Products Industry;
• The Brunei Premium Halal (BPH) certification will also be officially launched at IHPE 2008. The Brunei Halal certification, because of its very stringent specifications, will provide the approved and certified products with a significant marketing edge in the increasingly important global Halal Market

In addition, the International Halal Market Conference 2008 will be held on August 16 to 17, 2008. The expo is open to public from Friday (15th Aug) onwards. For more information, please log on to http://www.bruneihalalexpo.com

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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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