Sunday February 5, 2012

Halal guidelines for leather, bone products

KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), in collaboration with Department of Standards Malaysia, will draw up a halal standard for leather, wool and bone products.

Hakimah Mohd Yusoff, its principal assistant director (halal hub division), said the standard would serve as a guideline in providing the halal certification for these products to safeguard the sensitivities among Muslim consumers.

“When we talk about halal certifications, many think only of food or beverages but the items we wear everyday may not be halal.

“That is why it’s important to have a halal standard for these items,” she told Bernama.

At present, she said there were no specific regulations on the need to segregate leather, wool or bone products according to whether they are halal or not.

On another matter, Hakimah said 366 hotels nationwide had obtained their halal certifications from Jakim as of December last year. – Bernama

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