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BPJPH: Widuran fried chicken products tested positive for pork in laboratory tests.
2026-03-12
Jakarta---The Indonesian Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) conducted Halal Product Assurance (JPH) monitoring of Widuran fried chicken products, which were previously circulating online and suspected of containing pork. BPJPH immediately dispatched a monitoring team to conduct a comprehensive on-site inspection. BPJPH Director Ahmad Haikal Hasan stated in Jakarta on Wednesday (June 18, 2025): “The test results from the government laboratory confirm that Widuran fried chicken products do indeed contain pork.” “Based on the monitoring results and laboratory test results, the Widuran fried chicken operator has been found to have violated Article 110(1) of Government Regulation No. 42 of 2024 regarding the management of the Halal Product Assurance sector, namely, failing to indicate that products using non-halal ingredients are not halal,” Mr. Hasan (nicknamed Babe Haikal) emphasized. Based on this, the Widuran fried chicken operator may be subject to sanctions under applicable regulations. The operator must also indicate that their products are not halal. Regarding this matter, Mr. Hasan further appealed to all relevant parties to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. He believes this occurred because the business operator failed to "comply with halal" or the applicable halal product assurance regulations. Mr. Hassan emphasized and appealed: "Food operators using non-halal ingredients must indicate or provide a non-halal label on their products. For operators whose products are halal, please obtain a halal certificate and affix the Indonesian Halal label to your products; this is the only halal label issued by BPJPH." He also stated that complying with JPH regulations is not merely an administrative obligation but also a responsibility of producers to consumers, whose rights are protected by law, including the JPH Law and the Consumer Protection Law. EA Chuzaemi Abidin, Deputy Director of the BPJPH Halal Product Assurance Guidance and Supervision Department, stated that the laboratory test results were obtained by his team after receiving product samples from the Solo POM Center, and subsequently, seven samples, including raw materials and finished products of Widuran fried chicken, were tested between June 2nd and June 16th, 2025. Chuzaemi Abidin said, “Our test results came from seven samples, including Widuran fried chicken, crispy coating powder, Widuran braised chicken, braising spices, coconut oil, oil used for frying chicken, and chili sauce.” He continued, “Of these seven samples, two tested positive for pork, namely the Widuran fried chicken and crispy coating powder samples. The other five samples did not detect any pork.” BPJPH encourages the public to play an active role in JPH oversight. Public oversight can take the form of complaints or reports to BPJPH. Any suspicious products found in circulation or products suspected of not complying with applicable regulations can be reported to BPJPH.