Malaysia sebagai pusat halal global: Satu penemuan awal mengenai persepsi halal dalam kalangan pengguna di Malaysia (The making of Malaysia as a global halal hub: A preliminary inquiry into the perception of Malaysian consumers)

Zaimah, R., Abd Hair Awang Awang, Sarmila, M.S., Suraiya Ishak, Azima, A. M., Suhana Saad, Mohd Yusof Hussain

Abstract


Label halal ke atas produk makanan semakin diberi perhatian oleh pengguna di Malaysia, terutamanya pengguna beragama Islam. Namun sejauhmana pengguna mengetahui dan memahami konsep halal masih boleh dibincangkan. Justeru, kertas ini akan mengenalpasti persepsi halal dalam kalangan pengguna di Malaysia. Kajian masih di peringkat awal dan hanya melibatkan analisis ke atas 40 orang pengguna sahaja. Persepsi halal akan dilihat daripada aspek persetujuan pengguna ke atas tanggapan yang lazim diberikan kepada produk yang berstatus halal. Hasil kajian menunjukkan rata-rata responden bersetuju bahawa status logo halal adalah perlu bagi membuktikan sesuatu produk itu halal dan tahap persepsi halal dalam kalangan pengguna boleh dikelaskan kepada dua, iaitu tahap tinggi dan tahap sederhana. Satu perkara penting yang perlu diberi perhatian ialah mendalami faktor penyebab kepada keraguan yang jelas di pihak pengguna terhadap sesuatu produk berlabel halal di Malaysia.

Katakunci: kefahaman, pengetahuan, pengguna Islam, persepsi halal, produk halal, status halal


Halal label on food products are increasingly seen by the user in Malaysia, especially Muslim consumers. Yet the extent that consumers knowledge and understand the halal concept is still being discussed. This paper analyses the perceptions of halal food among Malaysian consumers based on the findings of a preliminary field survey involving 40 users. Halal perception was measured in terms of respondents’ agreement to the official conferment of the halal status. The results showed that on average respondents agreed on the imperative of an officialy endorsed halal status on halal food although the perception varied between high and medium levels of urgency. One important take away from the findings is the need to probe further into the underlying causes of the apparent doubts of consumers as to the authenticity of the current halal labelling process of food items in Malaysia. It goes without saying that the making of Malaysia into a global halal hub hinges on the absolute reliability of the halal guaranteeing process.

Keywords: global halal hub, halal guarantee, halal labelling process, halal perception, halal product, halal status


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