The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has collaborated with the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in research on halal (permissible in Islam) products to boost the development of halal industry in the country.
Its director-general, Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abd Aziz said Jakim would tap the IIUM’s expertise in various fields of research to identify halal products that we free from non-halal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) content.
He said the collaboration was a step in the right direction to make the halal industry more organised and boost the confidence of all quarters,including international certification bodies.
“The research on food, health supplements, traditional medicines, cosmetics and daily use products is in line with the government’s effort to turn Malaysia into a world halal hub,” he told reporters after the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the collaboration recently.
On international halal certification, he said 52 bodies from 23 countries,including Australia, France, China and Brazil were recognised by Jakim.
Meanwhile, IIUM Rector Prof Syed Arabi Idid, who signed the MoUon behalf of the university, said the collaboration included the setting up of ahalal research centre in Lanchang, Pahang, which was expected to be completed this year.
The centre on a 242.8ha site will be manned mainly by IIUM researchers besides several foreign experts, he said, adding that it would also conduct training for entrepreneurship and issue certifications.
– Bernama
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