Indonesia Sees $1.6 Billion Windfall From Halal Labeling Rule
- Muslim-majority country set to make certification mandatory
- Government to share cleric council’s halal labeling mandate
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Indonesia is set to make halal labeling mandatory for consumer products and services this year with the government assuming greater control of the certifying process from the Muslim-majority nation’s Islamic cleric council.
Issuing halal certificates to consumer goods from shampoos to toothpaste and cosmetics may net the government about 22.5 trillion rupiah ($1.6 billion) in annual revenue, said Sukoso, head of the Halal Product Guarantee Agency, known as BPJPH. The draft regulation on mandatory halal labeling is awaiting President Joko Widodo’s approval, he said.