Material derived from plants, processed materials and chemicals.

Draft Decree of The Minister of Religious Affairs Regarding Materials That Excluded From Halal Certification Obligation (223 page(s), in Indonesian)

This draft regulation contains a detailed list of materials that are excluded from mandatory halal certification obligation. In general, materials excluded from mandatory halal certification are:

1.    Materials derived from nature, such as plants and mining materials, without any further processing step;

2.    Have no risk potential of containing haram substances; and/ or

3.    Non-dangerous materials and do not contact with haram substances.

These materials are described in detail as follows:

1. Materials derived from nature without any further process or physical process and addition of any auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances, consist of:

a. Materials from plants without any further process or physical process and addition of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances;

b. Materials from non-slaughtered animals without any further process or physical process and addition of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances;

c. Materials from the microbial fermentation process without any further process or physical process and addition of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances; and

d. Materials from natural water without any further process or physical process and without addition of auxiliary substances, additives, or other substances;

2. Materials which are no risk of containing and/or being contaminated by non-halal substances, consisting of materials derived from nature as well as substances and chemical products from mining activities or inorganic and organic synthesized chemicals; and;

3. Non-dangerous chemicals and not containing haram substances, consist of: 

a. Chemicals sourced from mining activities and/or purification processes of natural materials; b. Inorganic and organic synthesized chemicals.