On May 29, 2024, the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body (BPJPH) of the Ministry of Religious Affairs published an article on its website, emphasizing that some materials exempt from the requirement to be certified halal. 1 As early as 2021, the Indonesian government issued Minister of Religion Decree No.1360 of 2021, outlining materials exempted from the obligation of halal certification and providing legal guidance on materials not requiring halal certification.
Minister of Religion Decree No.1360 of 2021 lists three categories of materials exempt from mandatory halal certification: