Kepka BPJPH 78/2025: LPH Accreditation and What It Means for Businesses

Halal certificates are issued by BPJPH. Before issuance, the halal status of a product is determined through a fatwa mechanism, and the halal inspection is carried out by a Halal Inspection Agency (LPH). The position of LPH is what is regulated in detail in the Decree of the Head of BPJPH Number 78 of 2025 concerning Guidelines for the Accreditation of Halal Inspection Agencies.

For businesses, this regulation is not a document far removed from daily operations. It determines who may inspect your product, how far the inspection goes, and how long the process takes.

What Is Regulated

Kepka 78/2025 contains complete guidelines for LPH accreditation. Its scope covers requirements, Pratama and Utama qualifications, scope of competence, fees, application flow, surveillance, and witness assessment. The reference used is SNI ISO/IEC 17065:2012.

Two things need to be noted. First, there is a distinction between LPH qualifications: Pratama and Utama. Second, there is a designated scope of competence. This means not all LPH are authorized to inspect all types of products.

This regulation also mentions surveillance. LPH accreditation does not stop at initial recognition but is monitored periodically. There is also witness assessment, namely direct evaluation of inspection performance.

Practical Consequences for Businesses

1. LPH selection becomes more directed

Because there are qualifications and scope of competence, businesses need to ensure that the chosen LPH is indeed authorized for the type of product being submitted. Choosing the right LPH from the start avoids re-inspection.

2. Inspection quality becomes more predictable

The SNI ISO/IEC 17065:2012 reference and the existence of witness assessment encourage uniformity in LPH working methods. For businesses, this means the scope of auditor questions and the evidence requested tends to be more standardized.

3. Documents and internal systems remain decisive

LPH accreditation regulates the inspector's side, not the business's side. What is inspected is still your system and materials. Therefore, internal readiness remains the main factor. The reference used on the business side is the criteria of the Halal Product Assurance System (SJPH) in Kepka BPJPH 57/2021, which contains five criteria: commitment and responsibility, materials, halal product process, product, and monitoring and evaluation. That Kepka has been amended by Kepka 20/2023.

4. Time and cost are more measurable

Kepka 78/2025 lists the fees and application flow for accreditation. On the business side, an overview of timeframes and BPJPH service tariffs is available in Kepka BPJPH 243/2025 concerning Service Standards at BPJPH. That regulation sets out 27 types of services complete with requirements, timeframes, and tariffs, including LPH accreditation, registration of LP3H and PPH Assistants, and issuance of halal certificates. Kepka 243/2025 revokes Kepka 120/2022.

Relation to Critical Point Materials

LPH inspection essentially traces the origin of materials. Some materials need special attention because their status depends on the source.

• L-Cysteine (E920). Dough softener for bread. Historically extracted from human hair or poultry feathers. The alternative is certified L-Cysteine from microbial fermentation, or plant-based dough softening enzymes. Commonly used in mass-produced white bread, burger buns, and commercial pizza dough.
• Whey and caseinate. Milk derivatives that are themselves halal, but the cheese-making process of the source may use animal rennet. Choose whey or caseinate from producers that state the use of microbial rennet or halal-certified animal rennet. Widely used in formula powdered milk, protein drinks, bread and bakery products, and processed cheese.
• Vitamin D3 from lanolin. Commercial vitamin D3 is often extracted from lanolin, namely sheep wool fat, not from slaughtered animals. The alternative is vitamin D3 from halal-certified lanolin, or vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) based on fungi or yeast. Common in fortified milk and dairy products, multivitamin supplements, and infant formula.
• Albumin (egg white). Protein from egg white, generally halal, but still needs verification that it is free from non-halal mixtures. Usually does not require a substitute; ensure the label explicitly states "egg albumin/albumen." Used in bakery products such as meringue and macaron, processed meat processing, and certain pharmaceutical products.

This list shows one thing: what is assessed is not the name of the material, but its origin. Therefore, supporting documents from suppliers become an important part of the file you prepare.

Legal Basis That Needs to Be Understood

The obligation for halal certification, the establishment of BPJPH, the role of LPH, and the authority of MUI in determining the halal status of products are regulated in Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance. This law has been amended.

It needs to be emphasized: the determination of halal status is the authority of the MUI Fatwa Commission or the Halal Product Fatwa Committee. Halal certificates are only issued by BPJPH. LPH inspects and reports, it does not determine halal status.

What Can Be Prepared Now

1. Map your product types and determine the relevant LPH scope of competence.
2. Compile a material registry, including trade names, producers, and documents of material origin.
3. Strengthen the five SJPH criteria, especially the material criteria and the halal product process.
4. Tidy up monitoring and evaluation evidence, because this part shows that your system is running, not merely existing on paper.

Kepka 78/2025 clarifies the upstream side of halal certification. For businesses, the practical benefit is certainty about who inspects and how the inspection is carried out. The rest still depends on the readiness of your company's system and material traceability.

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