INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HALAL ECOSYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (IJHEMP)

ANALYSIS OF HALAL ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT ON IMPORTED FOOD PRODUCTS IN MALAYSIA

Mohd Zaid Daud — 2021-09-15

The entry of imported food products into Malaysia is on an increasing trend. However, the halal monitoring and enforcement system's weakness has given room to irresponsible entrepreneurs not conforming to the manual procedure for Malaysia's halal certification. This weakness gives rise to various malpractices, including the smuggling activities, forgery of international halal logo and certificate, and attempts of contaminating with nonhalal ingredients in the food processor. The management of the halal assurance system on imported food products in Malaysia is carried out by JAKIM and other government agencies such as the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs (KPDNHEP), Ministry of Health (MOH), Food Safety Information System of Malaysia (FOSIM), Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS), Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and Local Authority. The monitoring and enforcement are based on Manual Procedure for Malaysian Halal Certification (MPPHM), Malaysian Standard (MS), Trade Descriptions Act 2011 (TDA 2011), and other related directives. Therefore, despite many agencies contributing to this matter, an analysis of Halal Assurance Management on Imported Food Products in Malaysia is crucially needed to manage halal monitoring and enforcement. This study may contribute to halal management in Malaysia to develop a systematic halal assurance management system, particularly for imported food products. This study can provide a guideline for imported food product entrepreneurs in conforming to the act, regulations, procedure, and standard specified by the authorities. The implication of this study also benefits the consumers. They will become more confident in the halal status of imported food products and entrust the Malaysian management of halal assurance in the monitoring and enforcement system.

SKOR PENILAIAN SUMATIF DALAM KURSUS PEMAKANAN HALAL

Mohd Amzari Tumiran — 2021-09-15

Penilaian sumatif ialah jenis penilaian yang lazim digunakan dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran sesebuah kursus akademik. Namun begitu, kepelbagaian kaedah penilaian sumatif lazim memperlihatkan tahap pencapaian yang berbeza. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk membandingkan skor pencapaian akademik yang melibatkan penilaian sumatif dalam kursus pemakanan halal. Kajian melibatkan pelajar tahun akhir kursus pemakanan halal di peringkat diploma (n=65) di Universiti Teknologi MARA. Perbandingan statistik dibuat menggunakan analisis Ujian-t menerusi perisian IBM SPSS Statistics. Keputusan analisis memperlihatkan perbezaan signifikan dicatatkan pada skor Laporan Bertulis (M = 24.02, SD = 2.32) berbanding Ujian Bertulis (M = 23.22, SD = 2.53) dengan; t(64) = 1.999, ρ = 0.05. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini mencadangkan pencapaian Laporan Bertulis yang lebih tinggi berbanding Ujian Bertulis adalah disebabkan sokongan ICT sebagai kemudahan pembelajaran dalam talian.

ANALYSIS ON THE HALAL STATUS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE: A STUDY ON THE SURGICAL SUTURE

Nur Farhani Zarmani — 2021-09-15

There is a recent demand for halal certification from another healthcare sector which is medical devices, which cover all types of medical equipment used in hospitals from simple equipment such as bandages to complex equipment such as ventilators. This matter has been raised by the industry as halal labelling is a requirement to penetrate the market of Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Even it seems critical to proving halal status for the medical devices that incorporate animal tissues, in contact with or invasive to the body, and produce a reaction to the body, this does not deny the demand for other types of devices. This study will focus on the halal issues related to medical devices which are widely used to stitch and close the wounds of patients after surgery or injury, namely sutures. This study seeks to identify the status of suture usage from the perspective of Islamic ruling. To achieve this
objective, a qualitative research method through library research, as well as field studies involving in-depth interviews with the industry players, both medical device and religious authorities, Islamic scholars, and medical practitioners. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, translated, coded, and reconciled with the aid of Atlas.ti software (version 7) to identify themes and
subthemes for this study. The results show that with regard to the status of resources and processes, and the application of al-darurah (necessity) concept.