BPJPH: Widuran Fried Chicken Products Test Positive for Pork in Laboratory Tests

JAKARTA — Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) conducted halal product assurance (JPH) oversight of the Solo Widuran fried-chicken products that had previously circulated online as suspected of containing pork. In response, BPJPH immediately dispatched an oversight team to the site for comprehensive supervision. BPJPH head Ahmad Haikal Hasan said in Jakarta on Wednesday (June 18, 2025): "The government laboratory test results show that the Widuran fried-chicken products did indeed test positive for pork ingredients." "Based on the oversight results and the laboratory test results, the Widuran fried-chicken operator was confirmed to have violated Article 110(1) of Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 on the administration of the halal product assurance sector — namely, failing to mark a non-halal notice on products using non-halal materials," Hasan (nicknamed Babe Haikal) stressed. On this basis, the Widuran fried-chicken operator may face sanctions under the applicable regulations, and must also mark a non-halal notice on its products. On this matter, Hasan further called on all relevant parties to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. He believes this incident occurred because the operator did not 'comply with halal,' or did not follow the applicable halal product assurance regulations. Hasan stressed and appealed: "For food operators using non-halal materials, they must mark or provide a non-halal notice on their products. For operators whose products are halal, please obtain a halal certificate and apply the Indonesian halal label to the product — the only halal label issued by BPJPH." He also said that complying with JPH regulations is not merely fulfilling an administrative obligation, but also the producer's responsibility to consumers, whose rights are protected by law, including the JPH Law and the Consumer Protection Law. E.A. Chuzaemi Abidin, deputy head of BPJPH's halal product assurance guidance and oversight department, said the laboratory results were obtained after his team got product samples from the Solo POM center, then tested seven samples — including the raw materials and finished products of Widuran fried chicken — from June 2 to June 16, 2025. Chuzaemi Abidin said: "Our results come from testing seven samples: Widuran fried chicken, crispy flour, Widuran braised chicken, braising spice, coconut oil, used frying oil and chili sauce." He continued: "Of these seven samples, two tested positive for pork ingredients — the Widuran fried chicken and the crispy flour samples. The other five did not." BPJPH encourages the public to play an active role in JPH oversight. Public oversight can take the form of complaints or reports to BPJPH. Anyone who finds suspicious products in circulation, or products suspected of not complying with applicable regulations, can submit a complaint to BPJPH.