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        "msgid": "bpom-nutri-level-is-an-effort-to-educate-the-public-to-prevent-non-communicable-diseases-1775652790",
        "date": "2026-04-08 18:31:10",
        "title": "BPOM: Nutri-level is an effort to educate the public to prevent non-communicable diseases",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has introduced the Nutri-level initiative on food packaging to educate consumers on healthier choices, addressing the high rate of non-communicable disease deaths, which account for 73% of fatalities, including widespread diabetes affecting nearly 11% of the population. This front-of-pack nutrition labelling aligns with the 2023 Health Law and related regulations, requiring approval from ministries like Health, Trade, and Law before initial voluntary implementation. The Ministry of Health welcomes the move, noting it follows WHO recommendations and could reduce hypertension, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and kidney disorders within 3-5 years, similar to implementations in Singapore, Brazil, and France.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Agency of Drug and Food Control\n(BPOM) states that the initiative to include levels of sugar, salt, and\nfat, or Nutri-level, is an effort to educate the public on healthy\nconsumption choices, given the high mortality rate from non-communicable\ndiseases in Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main target of this Nutri-level is to educate our society to\nlive healthily. One important indicator is that 73% of Indonesia\u2019s\npopulation dies from non-infectious diseases. And nearly 11% of our\npopulation suffers from diabetes,\u201d said BPOM Head Taruna Ikrar in\nJakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, BPOM signed a draft revision of the BPOM Regulation on\nNutritional Value Information on Processed Food Labels, adding\nprovisions for displaying Nutri-Level on the front-of-pack nutrition\nlabelling (FOPNL).<\/p>\n<p>Taruna mentioned that according to Ministry of Health data, around 31\nmillion Indonesians are pre-diabetic, diabetic, or even have type 1\ndiabetes dependent on insulin.<\/p>\n<p>Nutri-level, he said, is in line with the mandate of Law No.\u00a017 of\n2023 on Health and its implementing regulations, namely Government\nRegulation No.\u00a028 of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the process still requires approval from related ministries. The\nrelated ministries are the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade, and\nMinistry of Law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After harmonisation, he said, it will be recorded in the State\nGazette and will be immediately applied, although in the initial stage\nit will still be voluntary.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate opportunity, the Ministry of Health stated that it\nwelcomes the Nutri-level initiative. Director of Non-Communicable\nDiseases at the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the\nimpact of this education in the form of a reduction in new\nnon-communicable disease cases will be seen in 3-5 years, and it\nrequires a strategy consisting of many interventions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFOPL is one of the strategies recommended by the WHO for controlling\nnon-communicable diseases, especially sugar, salt, and fat, and\nbenchmarking countries with sugar, salt, and fat control can contribute\nto reducing hypertension and diabetes mellitus morbidity rates, as well\nas reducing stroke, heart, and kidney disorder rates,\u201d said Nadia.<\/p>\n<p>Other countries that implement FOPL, she said, include Singapore,\nBrazil, and France. With FOPL, she said, consumers will better\nunderstand and then adjust their consumption patterns according to their\nneeds.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpom-nutri-level-is-an-effort-to-educate-the-public-to-prevent-non-communicable-diseases-1775652790",
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