SOP on halal food products soon - minister

Standard operating procedures (SOPs) relating to halal food products will be launched in the near future, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Zulkifli Mohamad Al Bakri.

He said the SOPs will include amendments to the act related to halal certification to prevent the occurrence of 'duplication' of halal certificates, as well as the use of digitisation in the barcodes of halal food products.

“There are certain actions (in compliance with the SOPs) that we see as more...