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Australian government supports Indonesia's new halal regulations
2025-05-15
2017Year3moon13dayStephan Johnson Daily Mail Australia
Australian government supports Indonesia's newHalal regulations”, requiring that all meat sold to Muslim countries must be traditionally slaughtered in accordance with Halal law.
l Minister of TradeSteven CioboLast week, he visited Indonesia and attended elite trade talks
l After returning home, he expressed his support for the upcoming Indonesian Halal regulations.
l “Halal product guarantees are very important to Indonesian consumers,” said the office spokesperson.
l from2019Starting from October 2018, all meat sold in Indonesia must be Halal certified.
Australia's trade minister has backed new Indonesian laws that will require all meat sold in Muslim countries to be certified halal.
from2019Starting in October 2016, Australia will require cattle and sheep to be slaughtered by killing them in the throat before they are frightened in order to expand their sales to the world's largest Muslim nation.
Minister of TradeSteven CioboHe visited Indonesia for three days last week and supported the new halal regulations from Indonesia.
Indonesia80%of beef comes from Australia, which is90The US beef industry accounts for a significant share of the US$1 billion beef export industry.
“Halal product assurance is very important to Indonesian consumers,” a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Trade told Daily Mail on Monday.
"Australia already has a halal certification program in place and the vast majority of Australian beef and meat products currently exported to Indonesia are halal certified."
To comply with Halal laws, throat removal needs to be performed while the animal is alive as part of the slaughter.
Livestock are usually slaughtered in this manner after they have been frightened in various circumstances.
However, animal rights activists in Australia have campaigned to close this loophole, allowing some halal slaughterhouses to avoid shocking cattle before slaughter begins.
exist2014In October 2016, the outgoing Indonesian presidentSusilo Bambang YudhoyonoSigned a law that2019In 2017, all food imported into Indonesia must obtain a Halal certificate.