The
Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) is aspiring to intensify halal standards
practices to abide by Malaysian Standards (MS), said its DG Fadilah Baharin.
Fadilah
said the department has found the formula for the effective ways of
implementing halal practices that are up to MS, as well as to comply to the department
of Islamic Development Malaysia’s requirements.
“It
took almost three years to convince the stakeholders and to conduct a pilot
programme namely, halal AQL certified industry foundation (CIF) programme.
“This
is just the first level. There are three more levels to go for the participants
to fully qualify themselves as a halal practitioner,” she told the media after
presenting halal AQL certificate to 32 qualified participants in Putrajaya
yesterday.
Fadilah
said the programme, which started in January 2013, was conducted to ensure
local industry players understand and implement the halal requirements based on
the MS.
“In
our preliminary selection process, about 32% of participants admitted they had
zero knowledge on halal standards practices. However, after going through our
foundation programme, 97% of participants excelled and qualified for AQL
certification,” she added.
CIF
pilot programme is a smart partner initiative which is fully funded by the
government. About RM100,000 has been spent for the two series of training
sessions .
Fadilah
said this initiative will be continuous, however, the next batch to join the
training has to bear the costs themselves.
To
date, Standards Malaysia has developed more than 6,500 MS across 24 sectors and
60% of these are aligned with international standards.
This
means the industry players can improve the marketability and competitiveness of
their products and services in both local and global markets
Meanwhile,
Censof Holdings Bhd ED Ameer Shaik Mydin said the halal AQL programme can be
monetised with proper implementation practices
“I
am convinced that we can achieve the objectives of transforming our economies
through the halal AQL programme if we persevere in mobilising our energies
towards economic growth and prosperity,” said Ameer.
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