09-Feb-18, The Malaymail Online
The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is expected to introduce halal certification for medical devices in the third quarter of this year.
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Its Halal Hub Division director, Datuk Sirajuddin Suhaimee, said the certification, drafted together with the Department of Standards Malaysia, was now at the final stage of public feedback.
“Once the halal certification is implemented, the recipients will include the synthetic bones produced by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation with Sirim,” he said. Sirajuddin said industries had been waiting for the Jakim medical devices halal certification, including manufacturers of liquids used in dialysis machines.