Issues Pork Meatballs, MUI: None Doubtful Have Halal Certification halal status

Jakarta - The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) called meatball products that do not have the potential MUI halal certification is not kosher. MUI asks each meatball manufacturer to submit the certification to dispel doubts.


"Products are not certified kosher or expired as happened recently in West Jakarta, the potential for the occurrence of ketidakhalalan," said Chairman Ma'ruf Amin MUI MUI office, Jalan Proclamation, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (19 / 12/2012).

ketidakhalalan, continued Ma'ruf, because MUI or not perform an audit and audit the goods are still in doubt. "So it's not halal certificates issued," he said.

MUI has verified after the outbreak of the issue in the womb pork meatballs. From the verification results, the MUI to obtain the data that the products are certified halal beef mix.

Therefore, the Ma'ruf advise any producer to immediately apply for halal certification, especially traders meatballs for the avoidance of doubt.

"To avoid a loss because there is the issue of mixing pork," said Ma'ruf.

On that occasion, the MUI asked law enforcement officials to crack down on rogue manufacturers who forged halal certification and logo of the MUI.

"We hope the government is serious about conducting an investigation, surveillance, and enforcement to the alleged abuse or falsification of certificates or halal logo," he explained.

Sources: http://news.detik.com/read/2012/12/19/104609/2122151/10/