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Here a little bit info about Malaysian Standard

MALAYSIAN STANDARD ON HALAL FOOD
(MS 1500:2004)

The Malaysian Standard entitled أ¢â‚¬ثœHalal Food: Production, Preparation, Handling and Storage أ¢â‚¬â€œ General Guidelinesأ¢â‚¬â„¢ (MS 1500:2004) was developed under the Malaysian Standard Development System under the responsibility of Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

This Malaysian Standard is one of the five initiatives of the Government to realize the Malaysia as a Halal Food Hub.

This standard was developed by a National Industry Standards Committee on Halal Standard (ISC I), which was represented by various organizations including JAKIM, as the Chairman for the related Technical Committee

Scope of this standard is to prescribe practical guidelines for the food industry on the preparation and handling of halal food (including nutrient supplements) and to serve as a basic requirement for food product and food trade or business in Malaysia. It will be used by JAKIM as the basis for certification but will be supplemented by many other requirements for comprehensiveness of the certification process.

The document has undergone a process in ccordance to the international standards requirement i.e. the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), whereby an international standards development system is based on consensus of all interested parties such as the Government, private sector, NGOs, researchers and professional bodies. Malaysia (DSM) subscribes to the same ISO policy.

In the future, it is hope that this Malaysian Standard (an official Government document) could be promoted overseas and recognized by other nations or blocs such as US, Europe, China, ASEAN countries, etc.

Web site: www.dsm.gov.my

(JAKIM = Department of Islamic Development Malaysia)