Halal, Haram Roadshow In Kuala Belait
By Liza Mohd

Kuala Belait - Enforcing the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Order would help consumers buy food without doubts in the local market.

By displaying the Halal Certificate and Halal Label, food processors or entrepreneurs will reassure consumers, give their products more commercial value and entice consumers further.

Director of SyaiahAffairsAwg Hj Zaimi Hi Talip highlighted this at the launch of the Halal Haram Roadshow at Municipal Hall in Kuala Belait yesterday morning.

"The fact that users as customers need not have to go through the hassle of conducting research towards purchased items will certainly provide convenience to both entrepreneurs or food processors and also the consumers," he said.

Awg Hj Zaimi said the roadshow aims to introduce the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Order that will be enforced soon in the country. This move would involve all restaurant entrepreneurs and food processing companies.

Awg Suhaimi Hj Gemok, an officer from the Islamic Law Unit, and Awg Zulkhairi Hj Mohd Noor and Zuraini.H_j Sharbawi, both from the Attorney General's Chambers, conducted the briefing session.

Over 300 restaurant operators and eateries as well as local food processors and manufacturing companies in Belait District attended yesterday's roadshow. It was the first to be held in Kuala Belait, and the third organised by the Syariah Affairs Department, having held it twice in the Brunei Muara District.

Roadshows will also be held for restaurant operators and eateries and local food processing companies in Tutong and Temburong District soon. The roadshow concluded with a Q&A session conducted by the invited speakers.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs had announced the country would soon be implementing the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Order on processed food and food storage for business premises such as restaurants.

Prior to the implementation of the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Order, the ministry's Syariah Affairs Department is holding roadshows in the four districts.

The events will be conducted to increase and strengthen the understanding of the parties involved directly with the implementation and enforcement of the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Act.

Activities lined up include a briefing session for restaurants, local food and beverage stalls and market entrepreneurs, importers of foreign processed food as well as relevant enforcement officers.

The Halal Certificate and Halal Label will be issued upon successful applications to the respective authority.

Application fee for the Halal certificates is fixed at B$30 per annum for a restaurant/ food and beverage stall. A Halal permit application will cost B$50.

The Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Order was gazetted last May 28, 2005.

Further information on the Halal Certificate and Halal Label 2005 Order can be obtained from Awg Hj Kasim Hj Mohammad, Head of Halal Haram Section of the Syariah Affairs Department, Ministry of Religious Affairs, or by calling 2237405. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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