Widuran fried chicken polemics, legislature asks for supervision over halal to be tightened

Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives Commission Ix Arzeti Bilbina emphasized the case of a viral fried chicken restaurant called Non -Halal. He agreed that the restaurant was temporarily closed. “I agree with this step to ensure the Halal product of the product, but management still has to be responsible for its employees,” Arzeti told reporters on Monday (2/6/2025). Arzeti encourages the government to evaluate the restaurant supervision system. He also asked the Drug and Foods Agency (BPOM) and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to build an integrated verification system as a step for improvement for consumer protection. Browse to continue with the content “specifically related to the Halal information of the products consumed. The government, including the regional government and BPOM, may not be ignored by the food man’s supervision process. Arzeti also requested that the government be no longer passive. He has considered, there must be a more comprehensive and national standardized supervision to ensure that all culinary operating actors include Halal, non-Halal or unfavorable status. “And it must be installed openly, both on business places, menus and digital platforms such as official food discussions and social media,” says Arzeti, “is also not enough in the form of voluntary appeals, but it should be part of an integrated system that is strict with sanctions,” he added. On the other hand, Arzeti BPOM, along with regional governments and related institutions, encouraged to provide education to culinary SMEs related to the importance of transparency of raw materials. “Transparency is not just a matter of ethics, but the most important is justice and protection for consumers,” Arzeti said. Arzeti requested that the widuran be used as a reflection that openness in the food industry is very important. It is said that the lack of openness is not a weak point of business, especially in the midst of society, which has mostly religious values ​​in the choice of consumption. “And honesty in trade must be owned by food sellers. The government must be present to ensure that this principle is carried out by all business industries before public trust is again injured by negligence that occurs from the beginning,” Arzeti said. Previously, police said they could not intervene because they did not find a criminal element in the case. Police said it was related to the inclusion of Halal and non-Halal labels, could be seen from criminal and administrative law. In this case, Widuran Fried Chicken did not register his products with Halal labels. “In this case, it is still in the authority of administrative sanctions of the Solo City government or of the monitoring of the Halal Product Management Agency, so that the criminal offense has not yet entered the criminal domain,” Kasat Reskrim Solo Police Akp Prastiyo Triwibowo told Reporters at Mapolresta Solo. Police also coordinated with the solo city government, which has now provided administrative sanctions to the Widuran fried chicken. The sanctions are temporary closure. It has been explained, referring to section 27 of the Act 33 of 2014 regarding business operations that did not take or comply with Halal certificates, the operating operators will receive oral reprimands, written warnings and/or administrative fines. (Eva/FAS) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here