- HALAL FOOD : Indonésia , controverse to make halal certification optional, not mandatory

Indonésie :
Halal certificates from the MUI’s food, medicine
 and cosmetic analysis body LPPOM
Local food producers say that the controversial halal certification bill slated to become
 law in October must be amended to make halal certification of their products optional,
 not mandatory, as planned.
Yusuf Hadi, the deputy chairman of the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association
(Gapmmi), said...

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