AN UPDATE ON MALAYSIAN STANDARDS

ON HALAL

RIDZWAN KASIM

Senior Director (Standardisation)

Department of Standards Malaysia

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

ridzwan@jsm.gov.my

+603-83182225

Department of Standards Malaysia

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)

National Standards Body

National Accreditation Body

Governed by Standards of Malaysia Act 1996

Number of Malaysian Standard (MS)

on Halal as of 28 February 2018

3

15 MS in English

8 translated to Malay

Total MS 23

List of Malaysian Standards on Halal (1)

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MS 1500:2009 (E & M), Halal Food -Production, preparation, handling and storage - General guidelines (Second revision)

MS 2424:2012 ( E & M ) Halal pharmaceuticals - general guidelines

MS 2200-1:2008 (E & M), Islamic consumer goods - Part 1: Cosmetic and personal care - General guidelines

MS 2200-2:2012 (E & M) - Islamic Consumer Goods - Part 2: Usage of Animal Bone, Skin and Hair - General guidelines

List of Malaysian Standards on Halal (2)

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MS 2400-1:2010 (E&M),Halalan-ToyyibanAssurance Pipeline - Management System Requirements For Transportation Of Goods and/or Cargo Chain Services

MS 2400-2:2010 (E&M), Halalan-ToyyibanAssurance Pipeline - Management System Requirements For Warehousing And Related Activities

MS 2400-3:2010 (E&M), Halalan-ToyyibanAssurance Pipeline - Management System Requirements For Retailing

List of Malaysian Standards on Halal (3)

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MS 1900:2005 Quality management systems -requirements from Islamic perspectives

MS 1900:2014 (E&M), Shariah-based quality management systems - Requirements with guidance(First revision)

MS 2300:2009, Value-based management system -Requirements from an Islamic perspective

MS 2393: 2013, Islamic and halal principles - Definitions and interpretations on terminology

List of Malaysian Standards on Halal (4)

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MS 2594:2015, Halal chemicals for use in potable water treatment - General guidelines

MS 2610:2015, Muslim friendly hospitality services -Requirements

MS 2627:2017 - Detection of porcine DNA - Test method - Food and food products

MS 2565: 2014, Halal packaging - General

guidelines

NO. OF COMPANIES CERTIFIED HALAL

BY JAKIM AS OF 28 FEBRUARY 2018

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No. Certification

scheme

Related MS No. of

companies

1 Food and beverage MS 1500 4800

2 Abattoir MS 1500 147

3 Eating establishment MS 1500 1334

4 Cosmetics MS 2200-1 313

5 Pharmaceuticals MS 2424 194

6 Logistics MS 2400 86

MS being developed/revised

1. New MS:

i. Guidelines on Code of Ethics for Halal professionals

(Expected Q4/2018)

ii. Halal Medical Device (Expected Q3/2018)

2. Revision of: (Expected Q3/2018)

i. MS 2424 (To include Halal vaccines)

ii. MS 1500 – Halal food

iii. MS 2200-1 – Halal cosmetics

iv. MS 2400 series – halal logistics (transportation,

warehousing & retailing)

v. MS 2393 – Islamic Terminology and nomenclature

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Draft on Halal Medical Device

Draft on revision of MS 1500

Draft on revision of MS 2200-1

Draft on revision of MS 2424

Draft on revision of MS 2400 series

mid APRIL – mid June 2018

Islamic consumer goods – General requirements (To combine

with MS 2200-2)

Halal Meat Production - General requirements (covers

slaughtering and stunning)

Revision of MS 1900: 2014 Shariah-based quality management

systems - Requirements with guidance(First revision)

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To start Q3/2018

Standards of Malaysia Act 1996

- Act amended and gazetted on 9 February 2012 and enforced on 15 April 2012

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- Gives the authority to the Minister to approve and declare any documents developed under this act as national standards (Malaysian Standards - MS)

- Mandates the Department of Standards Malaysia to develop national standards and accredit conformity assessment bodies

MS – Malaysian Standard

“Standard” means a document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that

provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their

results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context, with which

compliance is not mandatory [Section 2, Act 549]

“Malaysian Standard” means a standard declared under section 15

[Section 15, Act 549]

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STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE

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STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE

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Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation

Malaysian Standards and Accreditation Council

25 Industry Standards Committee (ISC)

> 200 Technical Committees

>350 Working Groups

Malaysia National Standards

Committee

Malaysia National Electrotechnical

Committee

Standards Malaysia

Director GeneralStandards Malaysia

Secretary

Section 13Establishment of

Council and its functions

Section 14Establishment of

committees

Section 10 2 (aa)

Advisory role

Standards Development Agency

(SDA)

POLICY LEVEL

TECHNICAL LEVEL

Malaysian Standard and Accreditation Council (1)

16

No. Interest Represented Organisation / Members

1 An independent

Chairman

Professor Datuk Dr. Marimuthu Nadason

2 Deputy Chairman Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Science, Technology

and Innovation

3 Economic

Development

Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department

4 International Trade

And Industry

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

5 Consumers

Protection

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism

6 Sabah State

Representative

Department of Industrial Development and Research, Sabah

7 Sarawak State

representative

Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development,

Sarawak

8 Agriculture and Agro-

based Industry

Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

9. Commodities Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities

10. Health Ministry of Health

Malaysian Standard and Accreditation Council (2)

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11. Construction Public Works Department

12. Standardisation,

Conformity Assessment,

Metrology and Research

SIRIM Berhad

13. Science and Technology STI Development, Services and Acculturation Division,Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

14. Manufacturers and

suppliers

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

15. Education Universiti Utara Malaysia

16. Professional Association

(Engineering)

The Institution of Engineers Malaysia

17. Professional Association

(Science)

Malaysian Institute of Chemistry

18. Professional Association

(Small and Medium-sized

Enterprises)

SME International Trade Association of Malaysia

19. Consumers and Users Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association

20. Services Industry Malaysian Service Providers Confederation

MS developed

in 25 sectors

and managed

by Industry

Standards

Committees

(ISC)

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ISC A Agriculture

ISC B Chemicals and Materials

ISC C Consumer Interests

ISC D Building, Construction and Civil Engineering

ISC E Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Energy

ISC F Mechanical Engineering

ISC G Information Technology, Communication and Multimedia

ISC H Petroleum and Gas

ISC I Halal Standards

ISC J Plastics and Plastic Products

ISC K Packaging and Logistics

ISC L Transport

ISC M Fire Safety and Prevention

ISC N Rubber and Rubber Products

ISC O Organisational Management

ISC P Metallic Materials and Semi-finished Products

ISC Q Textiles and Apparels

ISC R Medical Devices and Facilities for Healthcare

ISC S Electrical and Electronics Equipment and Accessories

ISC T Tourism, Exhibition & Hospitality Services

ISC U Food and Food Products

ISC V Timber, Timber Structure & Timber products

ISC W Occupational Safety and Health

ISC Y Quality Management and Quality Assurance

ISC Z Environmental Management

Number of MS as of 28 February 2018 (1)

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ISC DescriptionTotal MS

Developed

Aligned MS

IDENTICAL MODIFIED

A Agriculture 236 43 0

B Chemicals and Materials 640 272 69

C Consumer Interests 1 0 0

D Buildings, Construction and Civil Engineering 355 184 18

E Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Energy 452 279 44

F Mechanical Engineering 268 178 20

G Information Technology, Communications and Multimedia 203 155 0

H Petroleum and Gas 212 130 7

I Halal Standards 21 0 0

J Plastics and Plastics Products 389 181 23

K Packaging and Logistics 127 55 0

L Transport 257 143 10

M Fire Safety and Prevention 96 33 12

Number of MS as of 28 February 2018 (2)

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ISC DescriptionTotal MS

Developed

Aligned MS

IDENTICAL MODIFIED

N Rubber and Rubber Products 162 87 11

O Organisational Management 17 13 0

P Metallic Materials and Semi-Finished Products 251 140 18

Q Textiles and Apparels 58 38 3

R Medical Devices and Facilities for Healthcare 329 282 9

S Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Accessories 370 285 40

T Tourism, Exhibition and Hospitality Services 13 10 1

U Food and Food Products 365 76 22

V Timber, Timber Products and Timber Structure 94 2 10

W Occupational Safety and Health 226 180 10

Y Quality Management and Quality Assurance 89 83 2

Z Environmental Management 107 77 4

TOTAL 5338 2926 333

% OF ALIGNMENT TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 61%

% IDENTICAL TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 55%

Implementing MS within Malaysia

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* Not all standards

can be made mandatory unless it affects

safety of consumers, environment & health

MANDATORY USE

Regulatory

Body

Relevant Acts of Parliament

Technical Regulation

a) Compliance/Reference to MS

b) Conformity assessment requirements –

testing, inspection & certification

c) Penalty for non-compliance

Industry/ Business/ Consumer

Su

pp

orte

d b

y

Complied

by

implement

Mandatory

Industry/ Business/Consumer

Voluntary

VOLUNTARY USE

Develop

MS

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NO. OF MANDATORY STANDARDS AS OF 28 FEBRUARY 2018

ISCNo. of mandatory

standards

A 52

B 29

D 67

E 89

F 17

H 17

J 34

L 17

M 48

P 27

R 2

S 95

U 13

W 1

Z 2

TOTAL 510

Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia

Food Safety and Quality Division, MOH

Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)

Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA)

Department of Environment

Local Government Department

Road Transport Deparment

Town and Country Planning Department of Peninsular Malaysia

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism

Malaysian Cocoa Board

Medical Device Authority (MDA), MOH

Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

Energy Commission

National Water Services Commission

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

Total number of regulatory bodies : 16

Malaysian Standards (MS)

development process

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Request for new

standards

ISC approval

of NP

Funding & Prioritisation

Draft Malaysian Standard

(DMS)

Issue for public

comment

Review public

comment

ISC acceptance of final draft

Verification by

STANDARDS

MALAYSIA

Approval by MOSTI Minister

Publication

SDA’s role

STANDARDS MALAYSIA’s

role

MOSTI’s role

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ISC I – Halal Standards

Chairman

Director General

Department of Islamic Development Malaysia

(JAKIM)

TC on Halal Food and

Islamic Consumer

TC/I/1

TC on Management

Systems from Islamic

Perspectives

TC/I/2

TC on Halal

Pharmaceuticals

TC/I/3

WG on Revision

of MS 1500

WG/I/1-3

WG on Islamic

Terminology and

Nomenclature

WG/I/0-1

WG on Revision

of MS 2200-1

WG/I/1-4

WG on

Revision of

MS 2424

WG/I/3-1

WG on Halal

Medical

Devices

WG/I/0-2

WG on Revision

of MS on halal

logistics

WG/I/2-3

WG on Halal

Consultant/

practitioner

WG/I/2-4

ISC I – Members Organisation

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1. Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM)

2. Department of Standards Malaysia

3. Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia

4. Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority

5. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

6. Halal Industry Development Corporation

7. Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia

8. Institute of Quality Malaysia

9. International Islamic University of Malaysia

10.Malaysian Association of Standards Users

11.Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute

12.Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives & Consumerism

13.Ministry of Health

14.Ministry of International Trade and Industry

15.Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia

16.Royal Malaysian Customs Department

17.Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Principles of MS development

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• ISO/IEC Guide 59: 1994 – Code of Good Practice for Standardization

• Annex 3 to the WTO/TBT Agreement –Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards

• ISO/IEC Guide 21 Regional or national adoption of International Standards and other International Deliverables

Governed by:

Principles of MS development

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Adopt International Standards where appropriate

Consensus

Openness

Transparent

Performance-based

2

7

Credibility of MS

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MS development system is similar to ISO at all level

Prescribed to the principles laid by WTO for standards development

Stakeholders are engaged and participate actively in the development process

Refer to global best practices, guidelines and standards

Developed to suit the requirements & needs of the country

Standards Malaysia involvement

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ISO member since 1969

IEC member since 1991

ASEAN Consultative Committee on

Standards & Quality (ACCSQ)

APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and

Conformance (APEC SCSC)

Pacific Area Standards

Congress (PASC)

World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to

Trade (TBT)

The Standards and Metrology Institute for

Islamic Countries (SMIIC) since 2014

Participation in SMIIC

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Technical

Committee

(TC)

Sector Membership status

P - Participating

O - Observer

Related MS

SMIIC CCA SMIIC Committee on Standards for

Conformity AssessmentP MS ISO 17065

TC 1 Halal Food Issues P MS 1500

TC 2 Halal Cosmetics Issues P MS 2200-1

TC 3 Service Site Issues Non- member

TC 4 Energy Efficiency and Renewable

EnergyNon- member

TC 5 Tourism and Related Services P MS 2610:2015

TC 6 Agriculture products Non- member

TC 7 Transportation Non- member

TC 8 Leather and Tanning Material P MS 2200-2

TC 9 Textiles and Related Products Non-member

TC 10 Halal Supply Chain P, Chairman & Secretary MS 2400 series

TC 11 Halal management system P MS 1900:2014

TC 12 Dangerous Goods Transportation Non- member

TC 13 Jewellery Non- member

TC 14 Petroleum and Related Products Non- member

TC 15 Terminology Committee Non- member

How to obtain MS?

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www.msonline.gov.my

Conclusion

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• MS on Halal are developed based on demand and market relevance

• MS on Halal are highly regarded at the national and international level as the development are in accordance to the principles laid by the WTO and ISO

THANK YOU

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