HALAL CERTIFICATION SINGAPORE S COMMITMENT

HALAL CERTIFICATION

SINGAPORE’S COMMITMENT

AGENDA

I.

Introduction

II.

Singapore Halal Industry

III.

Halal Industry Development

QUICK FACTS

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Free market economy

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Excellent physical and institutional infrastructure

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Focal point for sea routes within SEA

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Per capita GDP : USD$78,762

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Foodstuffs – top 5 import commodities

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5.67 million people

SINGAPORE ISLAMIC HUB

MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM SINGAPURA

Also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore

Statutory board under the Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth

Established in 1968 when the

Administration of Muslim Law Act (AMLA) was enacted

MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM SINGAPURA

KEY FUNCTIONS

1. Shape religious life through Islamic Education

2. Set the Islamic agenda through policy studies and research

3. Develop and manage mosques

4. Formulate Fatwa (religious rulings)

5. Provide financial relief and

empowerment programmes for the needy

 Zakat (tithe)

 Waqaf (endowment)

 Haj affairs (pilgrimage)

 Baitulmal (Islamic treasury)

 Halal certification

MUIS HALAL CERTIFICATION

Started since 1978

Voluntary certification in Singapore

Solely administered by the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis)

MUIS HALAL CERTIFICATION

Sole custodian of Halal certification since 1978 Wide recognition worldwide

Strong network internationally

Achieved Singapore Quality Class certifications Broad Halal services include certification, training

and public education

RESIDENT POPULATION BY RELIGION

EMERGING INDUSTRY DEMAND

 1978: Request for Muis’ involvement in Halal certification

 End 1980s: More than 360 Halal certificates issued

annually for products, eating establishments and poultry abattoirs

 1988: Formation of Halal Task Force to review the Halal

inspection procedures

1978 - 1989 EARLY INVOLVEMENT

MORE STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK

 1992: Muis Halal Certification Section formed to manage growing number of

applications

 Lack of industry

understanding on Halal – Muis ‘handheld’ companies

throughout the application proces

 1999: A legal provision on Halal was incorporated in AMLA – 2,570 Halal

certificates were issued

1978 - 1989 EARLY INVOLVEMENT

1990 - 1999 GROWTH

BURGEONING HALAL INDUSTRY

 2000 – 2014: 5-fold increase in no. of Halal certificates

 2014: Halal certificates were issued to 27,041 products and 2,941 premises

 Emergence of new players

within Halal industry

 Need for Muis to focus on more strategic functions and cease the non-strategic ones

1978 - 1989 EARLY INVOLVEMENT 1990 - 1999 GROWTH 2000 – 2014 BURGEONING INDUSTRY

RECENT KEY MILESTONES

NUMBER OF HALAL CERTIFIED PREMISES

GLOBAL HALAL DEVELOPMENT

Halal food & beverage industry worth >USD1.1 trillion

‘Halal Hub’

Diversification of Halal value chain

Capitalisation of Halal market by non-Muslim countries

Strengthening of institutional mechanism

HALAL STANDARDS HARMONISATION

Various levels

National – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore

Regional – ASEAN, GCC

International – WIP

Challenges for development of

GLOBAL HALAL DEVELOPMENT

CERTIFICATION PROGRAMMES

More than 300 foreign Halal certifying

bodies

Move towards QMS-based certification

ADVANCEMENT OF

HALAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Establishment of Halal research institutes

and analytical laboratories Product innovation

GLOBAL HALAL DEVELOPMENT

‘Farm-to-table’ operations

Logistics

Traceability

Beyond food

Cosmetics, tourism, leather, etc

New players

Promotion agencies, education institutes, R&D labs, Halal consultants, training

RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT FOOD PREPARATION AREA PRODUCT

POULTRY ENDORSEMENT WHOLE PLANT STORAGE FACILITY

MUIS HALAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS

Singapore Muis Halal Quality

Management System (HalMQ)

HALAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENT

the Singapore Muis Halal Standards

RELIGIOUS COMPONENT:

General Guidelines for

Handling and Processing of Halal Food

TECHNICAL COMPONENT:

General Guidelines for Development and

10 CORE PRINCIPLES OF HalMQ

1. Establish the Halal Team

2. Define the product/nature of business

3. Construct and verify flow chart

4. Identify Halal threats and their

control measures

5. Determine Halal Assurance Points (HAPs), their limits and prescribed practices

6. Establish monitoring system for HAPs

7. Establish corrective actions for each HAP

8. Establish documentation and

record keeping system

9. Verify the Halal system

STATE OF THE ART SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

OLD

1992 – AUG ‘09

NEW

STATE OF THE ART SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

ANTICOPY

For unauthorised

reproduction

MICRO PRINT

‘Muis’ in small print appears on

the line above Mufti’s name

MUIS RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN

HALAL CERTIFICATES

•

Islamic bodies that are not

recognised as yet can submit an

application to Muis to attain

VARIGATED LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

SECTION 88A(5):

• Any person who, without the approval of the Majlis:

• (a) issues a Halal certificate in relation to any product, service or activity; or

• (b) uses any specified Halal certification mark or any colourable imitation thereof,

• shall be guilty of an offence and shall be

liable on conviction to a fine not

exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both

SECTION 88E(1):

• The Majlis may, in its discretion, compound any offence under this Part or the rules made thereunder which is prescribed as a

compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having

committed the offence a sum not exceeding — • (a) one half of the amount of the maximum

fine that is prescribed for the offence; or • (b) $2,000,

• whichever is the lower

VARIGATED LEGAL INSTRUMENTS

SECTION 88A(6):

• The Majlis may, in granting approval to any person to issue halal certificate or to use any specified halal

certification mark, impose such

condition as it thinks fit and may at any time vary, remove or add to such condition

SECTION 88A(7):

• The Majlis may revoke or suspend its approval granted to any person to issue any halal certificate or to use any

specified halal certification mark if that person fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (6)

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER AMLA

COMPOSITION OF HALAL

CERTIFICATION OFFENCES

Ensures significant reduction in financial and administrative burden

CONCLUSION

Muis as

regulator

cum

facilitator

in developing the

CONTACT

HALAL CERTIFICATION STRATEGIC UNIT

MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM SINGAPURA SINGAPORE ISLAMIC HUB

273 BRADDELL ROAD SINGAPORE 579702 TEL : (65) 6359 1199 FAX : (65) 6259 4733 EMAIL : [email protected] URL : WWW.HALAL.SG

@halalSG

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