Huda emphasized that MUI is not authorized to revoke products that have already been certified halal. MUI also does not know whether the products circulating on the internet are truly products from Israel and its affiliates. "So, for example, if the product is already halal certified, then we do not have the right to revoke it. Because the halal certification system involves many parties. So, we never release a list of those products," said Miftahul. "What is clear is that MUI has never released a list of those products. It is from other parties, not MUI. We do not release it," he added.

Deputy Secretary-General (Deputy Secretary-General) of MUI, Ikhsan Abdulah, also denied his institution mentioning the name of a product or brand to be boycotted. "Yesterday, there were several journalists who brought products, we also don't know where they came from. They mentioned the Aqua brand to me and asked if the product was being boycotted. I didn't answer. So, I didn't say anything about boycotting Aqua products. They concluded it themselves," said Ikhsan to journalists on Thursday, November 16, 2023.

Meanwhile, the Executive Director of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Assessment Institute of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (LPPOM MUI), Muti Arintawati, stated that food and beverage products that have obtained halal certification remain halal and are not haram for consumption. According to her, a change from halal to haram occurs if there is the use of forbidden substances or contamination from facilities or the environment that leads to the inclusion of forbidden substances in the product.