STUDY OF CONSUMER PROTECTION REGARDING INFORMATION ON NON-HALAL FOOD PRODUCTS LABELED HALAL

Abstract

Consumer protection is a manifestation of the principles of justice, legal certainty, and benefit in economic law , so it is necessary to increase consumer knowledge, awareness, and skills in choosing products that meet standards regarding halal, security, safety, and comfort. Muslims need to know clear information regarding halal and haram products, such as food, drinks, cosmetics, medicines and other goods. Meanwhile, business actors have a big responsibility for the goods they sell, including ensuring that the products meet all legal requirements and quality standards , including halal certification and labeling of products produced must comply with established regulations. This research uses a normative juridical research method , namely a process for finding legal rules, legal principles with using library research materials related to legal principles, legal systematics, the relationship between one regulation and another. Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance (UUJPH), the Job Creation Law, and Government Regulation Number 39 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance Sector, are regulations regarding consumer protection related to halal product information. And if business actors do not fulfill their obligations, they will be subject to administrative sanctions, in the form of verbal warnings, written warnings, administrative fines, revocation of halal certificates , withdrawal of goods from circulation, and even imprisonment. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) plays an important role in providing protection to consumers related to the halal certification process , namely determining the halal status of products through fatwa sessions, and convey religious opinions regarding.  The halalness of products , because the Indonesian Ulema Council ( MUI ) is recognized as a religious institution that has the competence to determine the halal status of a product . The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) is not an institution that issues halal certificates, but the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) still has an important and strategic role, the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) can carry out supervisory actions according to its authority, where a product can have a distribution permit from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), but cannot be claimed as halal without a halal certificate. Conversely, a halal certificate does not replace the distribution permit from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM).