What role does the University of Indonesia (UI) play in halal product certification?

To assist the government in providing halal products, the University of Indonesia (UI) launched a halal center that, from 2018, became a Halal Product Guarantor (LPH). The center cooperates with Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah and the Management & Science University of Malaysia to research whether products are halal.

What conditions must be met to become a qualified LPH certified auditor?

To become a qualified LPH certified auditor, one needs to pass the certification test of the Halal Product Certification Center (BPJPH). The article notes that the lengthy certification test makes it more difficult for institutions to recruit qualified certified auditors; the UI Halal Center still needed more certified auditors at the time to qualify as a Halal Product Guarantor.

Indonesian University Now a Halal Product Guarantor

From The Jakarta Post

To assist the government's efforts in providing halal products, the University of Indonesia (UI) has launched a halal center that, from 2018, will become a Halal Product Guarantor (LPH).

Amarila Malik, director of the UI Halal Center, stated that Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah and the Management & Science University of Malaysia will assist the center in researching whether products are halal.

'We still need three certified auditors,' Amarila said at the launch ceremony at UI's Integrated Laboratory Research Center on Wednesday, adding that to qualify the halal center as a Halal Product Guarantor, the center still needs more certified auditors.

However, Amarila said that to become a qualified LPH certified auditor, people need to pass the certification test of the Halal Product Certification Center (BPJPH), and emphasized that the lengthy certification test will make it more difficult for her institution to recruit qualified certified auditors.

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What role does the University of Indonesia (UI) play in halal product certification?: To assist the government in providing halal products, the University of Indonesia (UI) launched a halal center that, from 2018, became a Halal Product Guarantor (LPH). The center cooperates with Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah and the Management & Science University of Malaysia to research whether products are halal.
What conditions must be met to become a qualified LPH certified auditor?: To become a qualified LPH certified auditor, one needs to pass the certification test of the Halal Product Certification Center (BPJPH). The article notes that the lengthy certification test makes it more difficult for institutions to recruit qualified certified auditors; the UI Halal Center still needed more certified auditors at the time to qualify as a Halal Product Guarantor.

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