Integrated food assurance system

Abstract

A good food is a food which is good at quality, safe and halal. A system is needed to ensure that quality, the safety, and its halal labeled. In Indonesia, quality assurance system, safety assurance system, and halal assurance system have not been integrated into one system. A food assurance certification in the form of GMP certificate, HACCP certificate, and also Halal certificate is carried out individually by the authorized institution (certification body, LPPOM MUI and BPOM). An individual certification costs a separate fee. This insignificant cost is certainly burdensome for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which have a limited fund. This will certainly hamper the development of Food SMEs to compete in national or international market. The aim of this study was to produce recommedation for an integrated food quality, safety and halal assurance system. The research method applied was review of the requirements contained in ISO 9001, ISO 22000 and HAS 23000. The quality assurance system refers to ISO 9001 and GMP, the safety assurance system refers to ISO 22000 and HACCP and the halal assurance system refers to HAS 23000. The integrated system is expected to reduce cost of food assurance certification, especially for Food SMEs.