Indonesia: Slaughtered dhicken must be halal certified, Minister of Trade Zulhas reveals the reason

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan requires poultry slaughterhouses (RPHU) to have a halal certificate for the sale of broiler chickens. This policy will take effect in October 2024. "October must start with halal, halal certificates, food must be healthy, hygienic. All of this will start to be stricter in October. If there is something that is not, of course it will be disciplined," said Zulhas when visiting the Customs and Excise office at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Banten, Monday (6/5/2024). According to Zulhas, this halal certificate is important to ensure the safety and health of chickens sold both in retail and markets. "That's part of another institution. But we at the Ministry of Trade's PKTN will look at it because we at the Ministry of Trade have consumer protection, we don't want consumers to be harmed, the most important thing is starting from certificates, guarantees, SNI, distribution permits, number of scales, liter sizes, that's ...