The Task Force on Halal Certification was set up on 6 July 2009 to discuss issues in processes and procedures of Halal certification in the hotel and manufacturing sectors.
To improve and expedite Halal certification, JAKIM has undergone a re-engineering of its business processes and procedures. Among the improvements implemented are:
Applicants are able to submit all ingredients in the menu, not per dish as previously;
Incomplete applications will be rejected instead of being put under KIV;
The renewal process will not be treated as a new application, thus, applicants do not need to resubmit ingredients used unless there are changes or additions;
Temporary certification up to six months will be given to applications that did not comply to minor requirements that is not involving Syaria requirement or under Non-Compliance Report (NCR);
Designating a dedicated desk officer to manage hotel certification application; and
Notice for payment is done through email within 14 days.
As a result of this re-engineering process, JAKIM is able to reduce time for approval of Halal certification to 30 days from the previous 60 days. JAKIM is targeting 14 days for certification for application without NCR.
