Soon, you’ll be able to distinguish a Halal product from a more Halal-er product.
The Malaysia Institute of International Islamic Cooperation (Ikiam), with the help of the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda), will reportedly launch a new Halal logo specifically for Muslim products, Bernama reports.
According to Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin, the chairman of Risda, the new Halal logo will be use to denote Muslim-made products only.
However, the new logo will not replace the existing Halal logo issued by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), Zahidi added.
“The need for another halal logo is to distinguish products that were produced by Muslims against that of non-Muslims besides helping Risda smallholding entrepreneurs and Muslim entrepreneurs make forays into the halal markets locally and abroad,” Zahidi was quoted as saying.
Zahidi told the news agency that a new logo is necessary because there are some companies that are said to have disregarded the Halal rules after getting the certification from Jakim.
“So, with the proposed IKIAM halal logo (going alongside Jakim’s halal logo), people will be more confident (of the veracity of halal products),” he was further quoted as saying.
The new logo would be launched at a conference sometime early next year, Zahidi added.
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