Feasibility of Establishing Malaysian Halal Certification For Homebased Business (Hbb) Food & Beverage Scheme. Journal Of Fiqhiyyat, 1 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2805-4679 (2021)
Abstract
Home-Based Business (HBB) is one of the entrepreneur groups that play an important role
in the production of food & beverage products. Halal certification is very important to
penetrate the wider market. However, most of the HBB entrepreneurs operated their
businesses without halal certificates and halal logos. Therefore, this article aimed to
identify the obstacles that make it difficult for HBB food & beverage entrepreneurs to
apply for Malaysian Halal Certification (PHM) and to examine the feasibility of
establishing PHM for this group of entrepreneurs' schemes. This study used a qualitative
research design where interviews were conducted with 10 HBB entrepreneurs who run
food & beverage in the region of Central Melaka District and one (1) halal officer from the
Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) to represent the halal certification authority
body. The results found that five (5) obstacles made it difficult for HBB entrepreneurs to
obtain PHM namely; capital problems, misunderstanding, stringent procedures, lack of
support and guidance as well as misconceptions about obtaining halal certification. The
findings also showed that it is difficult to initiate a PHM scheme specifically for food &
beverage HBB entrepreneurs. As an alternative, there are four (4) suggestions to facilitate
them in obtaining the halal certification. This study is significant because it recommends
the mechanism to make it more accessible for the HBB entrepreneurs to apply for halal
certification without losing the credibility of the Malaysian halal logo and halal certificate.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Business, Halal |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Food Technology > Food Industry and Trade > Quality Control |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Food Technology |
| Depositing User: | Rizana Mohd Radwan |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Dec 2024 08:48 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2024 08:48 |
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