Abstract
Global halal certification practices differ due to the presence or absence of a state or public bureaucracy. To ensure the credibility of halal certification, halal governance is required to set out the rules within which halal certification organisation must operate. The literature on halal governance is currently lacking as the subject has just surfaced with the growing interest on halal certification. This paper attempts to present the conceptual framework of halal governance through the halal governance structure. Using the Malaysian halal certification as a case study, a systemic analysis of the views and practices of various stakeholders of the halal certification system employed in Malaysia was conducted. A multi-stakeholder analysis based on interviews with the stakeholders from the demand and supply sides of halal certification and a halal ecosystem analysis revealed pertinent issues regarding halal governance and its implementation. The issues are especially concerned with the dimension of who has power, who makes the decision, and the process of decision-making in the halal certification. Henceforth, a halal governance structure is proposed where the structure emphasises on the political, economic and institutional dimension of governance.
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We would like to extend our gratefulness to Mariam Abdul Latiff, JAKIM, Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC), State Islamic Religious Department Selangor (JAIS), Department of Islamic Affairs of Sarawak (JAS), Islamic Food Research Centre Malaysia and Asia Region (IFRC-ASIA) and the processed food manufacturers at Melaka Halal Hub who have given their kind assistance during the interviews.
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Noor, N.L.M., Noordin, N. (2016). A Halal Governance Structure: Towards a Halal Certification Market. In: Ab. Manan, S., Abd Rahman, F., Sahri, M. (eds) Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1452-9_14
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