Legal Challenges in Enforcing Halal Product Guarantees in Indonesia

Abstract

Halal product assurance is an important instrument in providing legal protection for consumers, especially the Muslim community in Indonesia. The presence of Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance serves as the legal basis for the implementation of halal certification, which aims to ensure legal certainty regarding the halal status of products circulating in society. However, in its implementation, there are still various legal challenges that affect the effectiveness of enforcing halal product guarantees. This research aims to analyse the legal challenges that arise in the enforcement of the halal product assurance system in Indonesia and to examine the factors that affect the effectiveness of its implementation. The research method used is the normative legal research method with a legislative approach and a conceptual approach. The legal materials used consist of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials that are analysed qualitatively. The research results show that the main challenges in enforcing halal product guarantees include regulatory disharmony, limited institutional capacity, the complexity of halal certification procedures, and the low level of compliance among business actors. Moreover, coordination among the institutions involved in the implementation of halal product assurance still requires strengthening so that the monitoring and law enforcement systems can operate effectively. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen regulations, enhance institutional capacity, and optimise supervision to achieve legal certainty and consumer protection in the halal product assurance system in Indonesia.