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Judul : Nearly $300k Worth of Unsafe Foods and Drinks Seized Ahead of
Holiday Season
Nama Media : jakartaglobe.id
Tanggal : 23 Desember 2019
Halaman/URL: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/nearly-300k-worth-of-unsafe-foods-and-
drinks-seized-ahead-of-holiday-season
Tipe Media : Online

Jakarta. The National Drug and
Food Control Agency, or BPOM,
have seized Rp 3.9 billion, or
$279,000, worth of damaged,
expired or illegally sold food and
drink products during a series of
inspections ahead of the end-of-year
holiday season.
BPOM head Penny Lukito said
throughout December the agency
had found over 188,000 packaged
foods and drinks – sold under more than 5,000 brands – that were unsafe or unsuitable
for consumption.
The discovery was made during the BPOM's annual Food Control Intensification
program that will run until next month.

"There's always more demand for processed foods near the holiday season. Some
people are trying to take advantage of it," Penny said.

She said the agency found 96,000 illegally sold packaged food products, 81,000
packaged food products that have gone past their use by date and 11,000 food
products with damaged packaging. Cans had dents or are rusty and plastic packaging
had holes or was leaky.
Most of the damaged foods and drinks were found in Bengkulu, Banten, Gorontalo,
Riau, Bali, Central Sulawesi, Central Java, Lampung and North Sulawesi.

The products ranged from dried tea leaves and instant seasonings to soft drinks and
bottled mineral water.

"Most of the illegal products were food additives such as butter, flavor essence, food
coloring, food extender and other additives commonly used to make snacks and drinks
popular during the holidays," Penny said.

Expired foods and drinks were found in South Sulawesi, East Nusa Tenggara,
Bengkulu, Southeast Sulawesi, West Papua, North Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara,
Maluku, Aceh and South Kalimantan.