Govt launches Smart Halal apps to allow quick and accurate halal verification

PUTRAJAYA: The government today launched a smartphone application 'Smart Halal' to allow consumers to determine the halal status of a product.
The application was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi when attending the Halal Council Meeting at Perdana Putra here.
Ahmad Zahid said the application was developed following a collaboration between the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), under the National Blue Ocean Strategy initiative.
He added the application would be made available via Play Store and App Store.
"The application will make it easier for users to receive information relating to the verification of Malaysian halal certification quickly and accurately," he said in a statement released after the launch.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid said Malaysia would improve its initiative to internationalise halal brands and unleash its potential globally to make the country a "global halal centre of excellence".
He added this could be done through the organising of international programmes, such as the Multaqa International Halal Authority Board and Halal Innovation and Technology Exhibition.
He said since its establishment in 2016, the council had implemented various initiatives to ensure the development of halal ecosystem continued to be strengthened.
"Malaysia will continue to utilise the halal brand that is known as a new source of economy through the Islamic Economy Transformation Programme," he added.