Ingredient Assessment
Ingredient assessment is a part of checking the product compliance prior selling/import food product to Malaysia.
In this assessment, check & review each ingredient against Malaysian standards will be done, to ensure they are permitted for use and comply with maximum allowable limits, if applicable. Some substances may have specific restrictions or maximum permissible levels. This includes additives, preservatives, coloring agents, and other ingredients.
The goal is often to provide clear direction to food industry player or importer by assist them to ensure the product compliance against Malaysian standards.
Check your product’s ingredients to see if you can start selling or expand in Malaysia!
Product Classification
Prior selling your product in Malaysia, its important to determine the category of a product. This serves to assist you in determining category of your product, is it to be regulated by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Division (NPRA) or by the Food Safety and Quality Division (FSQD) of the Ministry of Health in Malaysia
Once you are clear with your product category, you will be clear more which regulation you should follow & comply.
This application is recommended to assist Food Drug Interphase (FDI) product & Import product to know their category & regulated body they tied to in Malaysia.
Nutrition Facts & Claims
Nutritional facts is a specific nutritional information for a food product
There are 6 basic parameters for nutrition facts. They are :-
- Energy
- Available Carbohydrate
- Total Sugars
- Protein
- Fat
- Sodium
Above parameter shall declare in correct format.
Based on these nutrition value too ,a food product have potential to do nutrition claim that allow in Malaysia.
Contact us to know more the correct nutritional format for your products and potential claims that you can do based on Malaysia Food Regulation 1985.
Food Labelling
Food labeling refers to the information found on packaged food products that provides details about the nutritional content, ingredients, serving size, and other relevant information.
This information helps consumers make decisions about the food they purchase and consume.
Food labeling regulations in Malaysia are governed by the Malaysian Food Regulations 1985 under the Food Act 1983. These regulations require that prepackaged food products in Malaysia include certain information on their labels.
It’s essential for food producers and manufacturers to comply with these regulations to ensure consumer safety and provide transparency.
Reach us soonest and we will guide you closely on what and how to do correct labelling format in Malaysia.
Product Compliance
Product compliance is a service to guide a new food industry player in Malaysia to ensure the product’s quality and compliance in terms of regulation
In food, there are few quality aspects other than shelf life study, which must be considered before launching a product to market.
This is to ensure the product is ready with any possible factors that can cause food product spoilage earlier than its expiry date.
Its also compulsory for any food industry player to know the regulations and limits that their product imposes to.
With our service, we will provide a consultation service in term of quality and regulatory compliance that is tailored to your product characteristics and needs.
Halal
A Halal certification is a guarantee that the food is prepared to adhere to Islamic law and is unadulterated.
In Malaysia, the Department of Islamic Development, commonly known as JAKIM (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia), is responsible for enforcing Halal standards in the country and issuing halal certificates.
All imported food and local food products marketed in Malaysia shall not be described as halal unless they comply with the requirements or are certified as halal by the foreign halal certification body recognized by JAKIM.
Currently, there are 9 categories of halal certifications in Malaysia .These categories include:
- Food and beverage products
- Cosmetic products
- Pharmaceutical products
- Food premises
- Used goods products
- Logistics services
- Slaughterhouse
- Contract manufacturing/ OEM
- Medical device products
Contact us so you can further understand your current situation and get the gap analysis with the current situation to halal certification.