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BPJPH: Processed foods found to contain pork ingredients
2026-03-12
The Indonesian Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) and the Pharmaceuticals and Food Surveillance Agency (BPOM) are coordinating oversight of the distribution of pharmaceuticals and food products involving halal product claims. This coordination is based on a cooperation agreement signed by both parties in 2024 (BPJPH No. 10 and BPOM No. KS.01.01.2.06.24.05), which concerns the supervision of halal product assurance in the pharmaceutical and food sectors.
Based on the surveillance results, 11 batches of products from 9 processed food categories were found to contain porcine, which was confirmed by laboratory testing on DNA and/or porcine-specific peptide parameters. Of these 9 products, 9 batches from 7 products were halal certified, while 2 batches from 2 products were not. A list of processed foods found to contain porcine is attached to this press release.
BPJPH has taken measures to remove seven products that have obtained halal certification and are labeled as halal from shelves. These measures are in accordance with Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 (Implementation of Halal Product Assurance).
For the other two products, the Indonesian Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings and instructed the relevant operators to immediately remove the products from shelves for allegedly failing to provide accurate data during product registration, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Food Law No. 18 of 2012 and Government Regulation No. 69 of 1999 concerning food labeling and advertising.
In response to this finding, BPJPH head Ahmad Haikal Hasan called on all relevant parties to comply with existing laws and regulations. Halal certification is not merely a mechanism for fulfilling administrative obligations, but also a commitment to regulations that must be followed and are subject to legal accountability.
“A halal certificate is the embodiment of halal standards within the halal product assurance system. It must be continuously implemented throughout the production process of halal products to ensure that the halal nature of the products remains reliable over time,” Ahmad Haikal Hasan explained.
BPJPH and BPOM also emphasized that they will continue to conduct on-site product surveillance in accordance with their respective responsibilities. Both agencies also called on the public to actively participate in the monitoring of products in circulation.