The Halal Certification Odyssey
Tuesday, January 16, 2001
1033Mitsuo Arakawa’s nightmare ended, albeit temporarily, at week’s end after he was released from five days in police detention. Arakawa, the president of PT Ajinomoto Indonesia, was detained after the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) declared the company’s taste enhancing products haram—forbidden by religion for Muslims’ consumption. Along with Arakawa, two of his directors—Tjokorda Bagus Sudharta and Yus
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