<![CDATA[This community service activity aims to provide technical assistance and enhance understanding of the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) certification process for micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) in Ambon City producing processed food products, specifically shredded beef bread, through collaboration with Balai Standarisasi dan Pelayanan Jasa Industri (BSPJI Ambon). Certification has become an urgent necessity for food UMKM, as it plays a critical role in ensuring product safety, quality, and traceability in accordance with food safety regulations, while also enhancing market competitiveness. The activity was carried out over a one-month period through a series of technical consultations, review of SPPT–SNI requirement documents, observation of laboratory testing, and field audit assessments. The results of the activity indicate that the certification process encompassing administrative verification, sample collection and testing, production facility audits, and certification team meetings was successfully completed by the UMKM participants. Testing of the shredded beef bread product showed that several parameters met the SNI requirements; however, the yeast content exceeded the standard limit, indicating the need for product reformulation. The field audit also identified several minor nonconformities related to equipment hygiene, product identification, and worker competency. After the required improvements were implemented, Balai Standarisasi dan Pelayanan Jasa Industri (BSPJI Ambon) issued the SNI certificate for the UMKM product. This activity demonstrates that certification assistance can effectively help UMKM understand standards, improve the quality of their production processes, and produce safe, consumable products that are competitive in the market. Furthermore, the issuance of SNI certification enables MSME actors to expand their market access.]]>
