PP 42/2024: Contents of the Regulation and Its Consequences for Business Actors

Government Regulation Number 42 of 2024 on the Implementation of Halal Product Assurance is the replacement for PP 39/2021. This regulation governs the procedures for the establishment, accreditation, scope of activities, and revocation of approval of Halal Inspection Agencies (LPH), as well as the appointment and dismissal of Halal Auditors.

For business actors, this change is not merely a change of regulation number. There are practical consequences that need to be understood, especially because LPH and halal auditors are the parties that inspect your product.

What PP 42/2024 Regulates

Broadly speaking, PP 42/2024 addresses two major matters. First, regarding LPH: how these agencies are established, how they are accredited, what their scope of activities is, and under what conditions their approval is revoked. Second, regarding Halal Auditors: how they are appointed and dismissed.

These two matters are interrelated. LPH cannot work without competent halal auditors. Conversely, halal auditors carry out their duties within the framework of an accredited LPH.

LPH Accreditation and the Standards Used

LPH accreditation refers to SNI ISO/IEC 17065:2012, the standard for bodies certifying products, processes, and services. This standard governs impartiality, confidentiality, personnel competence, complaint and appeal management, and accountability.

To implement these accreditation guidelines, BPJPH issued the Head of BPJPH Decision Number 78 of 2025 on Accreditation Guidelines for Halal Inspection Agencies. These guidelines contain requirements, Pratama and Utama qualifications, scope of competence, fees, application flow, surveillance, and witness assessment.

The consequence for business actors: the LPH that inspects your product is bound by fairly strict standards. Impartiality and confidentiality are not merely claims, but part of the accreditation requirements.

BPJPH Service Standards

On the service side, BPJPH established the Head of BPJPH Decision Number 243 of 2025 on Service Standards at BPJPH. This decision establishes 27 types of services complete with requirements, timeframes, and tariffs, and revokes Kepka 120/2022.

The services covered include LPH accreditation, registration of LP3H and PPH Facilitators, issuance of halal certificates, and facilitation codes. For business actors, this list is important because it explains what can be applied for, what the requirements are, and how long the process takes.

Practical Consequences for Business Actors

There are several things that have changed or at least need to be re-examined.

1. The choice of LPH needs to be viewed in terms of its scope of competence. The accreditation guidelines distinguish between Pratama and Utama qualifications and set out the scope of competence. Make sure the LPH you choose is indeed competent for your type of product.
2. Source-of-material documents remain decisive. LPH works on the principles of impartiality and accountability. This means that claims about the source of materials must be supported by documents, not merely verbal statements.
3. Service timeframes and tariffs are now clearer. With service standards in place, business actors have a reference for planning budgets and schedules.
4. Complaints and appeals have a channel. The accreditation standards govern complaint and appeal management, so there is a mechanism if there is a difference in assessment.

Critical Points of Materials That Are Often Inspected

In practice, inspections often touch on materials whose status depends on their source. Some of them include:

• Glycerin/glycerol (E422). Can be derived from palm oil or pork fat. The alternative is halal-certified vegetable glycerin, generally from palm or coconut oil. This material is widely used in toothpaste, syrup medicine, cosmetics, candy, moist cakes, and food preservatives.
• Microbial enzymes for food processing. A broad category of enzymes such as amylase, protease, and lipase that can be sourced from microbial, plant, or animal sources. The alternative is halal-certified microbial enzymes from fermentation with source documents from the supplier. Their use is extensive, from glucose and fructose syrup to juice and cheese production.
• Animal fat/shortening. Solid fat from animals for frying and baking; lard from pigs is absolutely haram. The alternatives are palm oil, coconut oil, vegetable margarine, or shortening from halal-certified beef fat. Widely used in cookies, pastry, donuts, and instant noodles.
• Alcohol/ethanol. Its status depends on the source, concentration, and purpose of use. The alternatives are non-alcohol vegetable solvents, or synthetic/industrial ethanol with source documents and concentrations that have been verified by LPH. Often appears in flavor and colorant solvents, vanilla extract, fermented products, and liquid medicine.

It should be noted that the determination of halalness is the authority of the MUI Fatwa Commission/Halal Product Fatwa Committee. Certificates are only issued by BPJPH. Therefore, well-organized source-of-material documents are not a formality, but working materials for the party conducting the assessment.

Steps That Can Be Prepared

Business actors can start from the most fundamental thing: mapping materials whose status depends on their source, then collecting source documents from suppliers. After that, check whether the intended LPH has an appropriate scope of competence. Finally, adjust the schedule and budget to the applicable BPJPH service standards.

To help organize halal policies, material registries, critical points, and certification readiness in one place, the SJPH platform from IndoHalal.id can be used as an internal working tool before inspection by external parties.