Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Citizens\u2019 City\nForum (FAKTA), Azas Tigor Nainggolan, has called for Nutri-Level\nlabelling to provide practical and clear information to the public about\nhealthy foods, drinks, and meals.<\/p>\n
\u201cLabelling is a means for the public to know whether the food and\ndrinks they consume are healthy and not harmful to them,\u201d said Azas in\nJakarta on Tuesday, in response to the Ministry of Health\u2019s decision to\nimplement Nutri-Level labelling on processed food and drink\nproducts.<\/p>\n
According to him, Ministerial Decree 2026 regulates the provisions\nfor including Nutri-Level on the front-of-pack nutritional labelling of\nprocessed and ready-to-eat foods and drinks.<\/p>\n
He explained that Nutri-Level labelling uses images of letters A, B,\nC, and D with colours indicating the level of sugar, salt, and fat (GGL)\ncontent.<\/p>\n
From the Ministry of Health\u2019s explanation, Level A with dark green\ncolour means lower GGL content. Level B with light green colour means\nlow GGL content. Level C with yellow colour means it should be consumed\nwisely. And Level D with red colour means it should be limited according\nto needs or health conditions.<\/p>\n
He added that Nutri-Level labelling must not only be easy to read but\nalso provide accurate information about whether foods and drinks at\nlevels A, B, C, and D are healthy or not.<\/p>\n
Azas views that Nutri-Level labelling is actually intended to confuse\nand mislead consumers because there is no standard maximum limit for GGL\ncontent. The standard maximum limit for GGL content in monitoring\ncirculated foods and drinks is regulated in Article 195 of Government\nRegulation 28 of 2024.<\/p>\n
Therefore, FAKTA Indonesia requests the use of warning label or\nwarning label method, namely labels that explicitly inform unhealthy and\nharmful foods and drinks on the front packaging label with a\nblack-coloured sign stating \u201cHigh Sugar\u201d or \u201cHigh Salt\u201d and\/or \u201cHigh\nFat\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe choice of explicit labelling with warning labels is clearer and\nmore effective for the public as consumers of processed ready-to-eat or\npackaged food products to obtain accurate information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) collaborated with\nindustry to educate the public about healthy food choices through the\nnutritional labelling or Nutri-Level policy, as an effort to prevent\nnon-communicable diseases, especially diabetes.<\/p>\n
Director of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases\n(P2PTM) at Kemenkes, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said in Jakarta on Friday that\namong the risk factors for non-communicable diseases, one is lifestyle,\nincluding consumption patterns. According to the 2023 Indonesian Health\nSurvey (SKI), consumption of sugary drinks exceeding limits continues to\nincrease.<\/p>\n
Therefore, she said, in the initial stage of Nutri-Level education\nfor business actors and the public, sugar is the main focus of the\nlabelling. The products initially focused on are ready-to-eat foods and\ndrinks, because for packaged foods and drinks, the Food and Drug\nSupervisory Agency (BPOM) is still preparing its regulations.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/citizens-forum-demands-clear-information-from-nutri-level-labelling-1776757885", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }