Halal Certification Guide for Caterers & Food Service Operators
Audience: wedding caterers, kenduri (feast) caterers, corporate banquets, school/community programmes, office food orders, buffets and food service providers who use an operating kitchen in Malaysia.
This series teaches operators how to prepare for the Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia (SPHM, the Malaysia Halal Certificate) under the Skim Premis Makanan (Food Premises scheme) — Katering/Khidmat Penyajian Makanan (Catering/Food Service), based on the MPPHM 2020 (Manual Prosedur Pensijilan Halal Malaysia, the Malaysia Halal Certification Procedure Manual) as amended in 2026 (in force from 1 April 2026). The guide does not replace the official assessment by JAKIM/JAIN/MAIN.
8 articles — read in order
- Catering, Banquets or Food Service: The Right Halal Scheme Identify the scope of your kitchen, event site, own preparation, contracts and central catering.
- Catering Eligibility Requirements: SSM, PBT, KKM and Operating Period The list of documents and the minimum preparation before you submit an SPHM application.
- Muslim Workers, Penyelia Halal, Eksekutif Halal and HAS Understand the requirements for small versus medium/large businesses under the catering scheme.
- Catering Menus, Raw Materials and Suppliers How to trace ingredients for rotating menus and for subcontracted kuih (traditional cakes), drinks or lauk (dishes served with rice).
- Catering Kitchen Readiness and Food Safety Kitchen layout, store controls, temperature, hygiene and how Trust MyCatering differs.
- Delivery, Buffets and Control at the Event Site The chain of evidence from the kitchen to the buffet table, including temperature, vehicles and equipment.
- IHCS, HAS and the Catering Records You Need to Keep A practical document structure for every event and for the certification process.
- MYeHALAL Application, Catering Fees, Audit and Action Plan The application process, the 2026 official fee estimates, audit, corrections and the final check.
Certification journey map
Quick table for catering
| Category | Annual turnover threshold | Certification fee per year | Main personnel/systems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Below RM500,000 | RM100 | At least 1 permanent Malaysian Muslim worker during operations/shifts, Penyelia Halal (Halal Supervisor), IHCS |
| Medium | RM500,000–RM5 million | RM400 | At least 2 permanent Malaysian Muslim workers for each kitchen/preparation, Eksekutif Halal (Halal Executive), JKHD (internal halal committee), HAS |
| Large | Over RM5 million | RM700 | Personnel/system requirements as for the medium category, according to the scope of operations |
The usual domestic application processing fee is RM20. The catering categories differ from the micro/small/medium categories for manufacturing packaged food products.
Support files you can use straight away
These CSV templates are internal management tools, not official JAKIM forms.
- en-daftar-menu.csv — Active menus and links to recipes/ingredients
- en-daftar-bahan.csv — Materials, suppliers, manufacturers, status and expiry of halal documents
- en-rekod-pengeluaran.csv — Orders, number of servings, kitchen and production batch
- en-log-acara-suhu.csv — Load, temperature, time and handover at the site
- en-rekod-insiden.csv — Non-conformances and corrective action
- en-daftar-pekerja.csv — Worker status, shifts and training evidence
Reminder: two different kinds of compliance
JAKIM/JAIN/MAIN (SPHM) checks halal compliance. KKM (Ministry of Health) (Trust MyCatering) is food safety certification. The two complement each other but neither replaces the other. The KKM temperature guidance—hot food above 60°C, perishable cold food below 5°C and do not leave food at room temperature for more than two hours—is used here as a food safety operating reference, not as a separate halal criterion.
Main references
- MPPHM 2020, 2026 amendment — Pekeliling Bil.1/2026 (Circular No. 1/2026)
- Portal Halal Malaysia
- MYeHALAL
- KKM — Trust MyCatering Small/Medium
- KKM — Trust MyCatering Mass Catering
Date reviewed: 5 November 2026. This content was prepared from sources reviewed on 5 November 2026. Final decisions and requirements are subject to JAKIM/MAIN/JAIN (Majlis/Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri, the state Islamic religious councils and departments) and the latest notices.