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Judul : BPOM Stops Forcing Unlicensed Formalin Tofu Factory Activities In Parung
Bogor
Nama Media : voi.id
Tanggal : 6/11/2022
Halaman/URL : https://voi.id/en/news/177788/bpom-stops-forcing-unlicensed-formalin-tofu-
factory-activities-in-parung-bogor
Tipe Media : Media Online

The Office of Investment and One Stop
Integrated Services (DPMPTSP) of Bogor
Regency, West Java, has confirmed that
two tofu factories that use formalin in
Waru Village and Waru Kaum Village,
Parung District, do not have permits.

“For buildings that do not have a permit,
this will be reported to the regent because
it is dangerous for the community,” said
Head of Bogor Regency DPMPTSP Dace
Supriadi while accompanying the Head of
the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory
Agency (BPOM) Penny K Lukito and
representatives from the West Java Police at the tofu factory. which is located in Waru Kaum Village,
quoted from Antara, Friday, June 10.

According to him, apart from not having a building permit (IMB), the two factories with a production
capacity of 120 million tofu per month also do not have a Home Industry Food Permit (PIRT) from
the local Health Service.

Dace said both of them only had a Trading Business Permit (SIUP) which was used for the purpose of
distributing products to various markets in several regions.
“This tofu production is based on data at the agency concerned that has a trade permit since March 9,
2019,” said Dace. He and other agencies will coordinate to seal the two tofu factories on Monday,
June 13, 2022, even though since Saturday afternoon tofu production activities have been forcibly
stopped by BPOM.
Previously, the Head of BPOM RI Penny K Lukito said that his party had found 38 kilograms of
powdered formaldehyde and 60 kilograms of liquid formaldehyde from two tofu factories located in
Parung District, Bogor.

According to him, BPOM together with the Police also confiscated about 1,500 years which were
ready to be distributed to three markets in various regions, namely Ciputat Market, Parung Market,
and Jembatan Dua Market in Jakarta.