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        "msgid": "bapanas-chief-calls-for-testing-of-fortified-rices-nutritional-content-1779546067",
        "date": "2026-05-19 20:49:14",
        "title": "Bapanas chief calls for testing of fortified rice's nutritional content",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman orders laboratory testing of fortified rice to verify nutritional claims and prevent consumer harm. Authorities will sample fortified rice products, tighten price controls, and ensure compliance with NIS standards (SNI 9372:2025), with Bulog involvement to address supply gaps.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, ANTARA \u2014 The Head of the National Food Agency and Minister\nof Agriculture, Andi Amran Sulaiman, has instructed laboratories to test\nthe nutritional content of fortified rice to ensure products on the\nmarket meet government standards and do not harm the public. In a press\nconference on food issues in Jakarta on Tuesday, Amran said he had\ninstructed his colleagues at Bapanas to carry out checks on the rice.\n\u201cPlease check. If possible, take samples, 100 to 200. The people will be\ntired of us if we only engage in image-building, you know,\u201d Amran said.\nThe government is moving to curb the circulation of rice marketed as\nfortified rice at special prices. This step was prompted by a shift in\nproducers\u2019 business models toward fortified rice production rather than\npremium rice. Fortified rice is a type of parboiled rice that has had\nfortified kernels added to achieve a specific nutritional composition.\nFortified rice must meet the government\u2019s stated nutritional\nrequirements, including vitamin B1, folic acid, B12, iron, and zinc. In\nBapanas\u2019 April monitoring, fortified rice prices were found to reach up\nto Rp27,000 per kilogram in the Jakarta region. Several fortified rice\nsamples were found to contain only two of the nutrients listed on the\npackaging label. Therefore, Amran issued instructions for intensive\nchecks on fortified rice, requesting laboratory tests to verify the\nclaims of nutrient content as stated on the packaging label. \u201cDone, the\nfortified rice must be checked. Do not use tricks. As in the past there\nwere cases where this was not true. Please check in the lab; the Deputy\n(Bapanas) should check (in) the lab. Thus, from premium, because we have\nlimited (HET allegedly by producers), it has shifted to this (fortified\nrice),\u201d Amran asserted. Amran hopes the price of fortified rice can be\non a par with the premium rice\u2019s price. The government has set the\npremium rice High Retail Price (HET) range at Rp14,900 to Rp15,800 per\nkilogram according to regional zoning. \u201cThis is temporary; the fortified\nrice price should be the same as premium for now. But this must be\ndecided by Rakortas (Coordinating Ministry for Food),\u201d Amran said. \u201cBut\nnow we can take steps to check the field. Whether what he said is true.\nRe-check all those who increased prices,\u201d he added. Deputy for Food\nAvailability and Stabilisation at Bapanas I Gusti Ketut Astawa explained\nthat price controls on fortified rice are necessary so it is not\nreleased freely. The public should access fortified rice at a fair price\nand not be excessively high. \u201cIf we no longer allow fortified rice at\nhigh prices, it will gradually fall, so the average becomes good. So\ndon\u2019t release it. Just let fortified rice be priced at premium rice, so\nthe price will fall by itself,\u201d Ketut said. Fortified rice must meet\ntype and nutrient content requirements in accordance with the Indonesian\nNational Standard (SNI) 9372:2025. The SNI requires: per 100 grams of\nfortified rice, vitamin B1 at least 0.25 milligrams, folic acid\n0.25\u20130.38 milligrams, vitamin B12 1.0\u20131.5 micrograms, iron 3.50\u20135.25\nmilligrams, and zinc 3.0\u20134.5 milligrams. Fortified rice producers must\nalso obtain a distribution permit for Plant-Origin Fresh Food (PSAT)\noverseen by Bapanas along with the Regional Competent Authority for Food\nSafety (OKKPD). Bapanas says the permit process is free of charge and\ndoes not take long. Next, the domestic fortified rice distribution\npermit is issued by the Governor via the provincial Investment and\nOne-Stop Integrated Services (DPMPTSP) after verification by the\nprovincial-level department responsible for food affairs acting as\nOKKPD. To ensure compliance with safety, quality, and nutritional\ncontent standards, fortfied rice must be tested in accredited\nlaboratories. Ketut also urged Bulog to address shortages of rice in\nmodern retail because the state-owned food company holds premium\nrice.<\/p>",
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