The Urgency of Halal Product Certificates in the Context of Consumer Protection

Abstract

The halal of a product as proven by a halal certificate is very important in providing legal guarantees and protection to Muslim consumers, especially in consuming products on the market. On this basis, this study aims to discuss the types of products that require halal certificates, the mechanism for issuing halal certificates and legal sanctions for business actors whose products are not halal certified according to Law Number 33 of 2014. This research uses normative legal research, namely research on secondary data in the form of primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials that are relevant to the subject matter. These legal materials were collected through library studies. Then the legal materials are processed and analyzed descriptively qualitatively. The results of the study indicate that products that are required to have a halal certificate are products that enter, circulate and are traded in Indonesia. Then products that come from halal ingredients and meet PPH. Halal certificates are issued by BPJPH based on the MUI fatwa at the request of business actors whose products are required to be certified halal. Business actors who do not maintain the halal of their products are subject to imprisonment or fines.