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    "data": {
        "id": 1653146,
        "msgid": "diabetes-patients-urge-constitutional-court-to-mandate-colour-labels-on-packaged-food-and-beverages-1775173844",
        "date": "2026-04-03 06:13:00",
        "title": "Diabetes Patients Urge Constitutional Court to Mandate Colour Labels on Packaged Food and Beverages",
        "author": "Singgih Wiryono",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Two diabetes patients have filed a lawsuit with Indonesia's Constitutional Court challenging provisions in the Consumer Protection Law and Health Law, demanding that producers of packaged food and drinks be required to include colour-coded symbols to clearly indicate sugar content. They argue that current labelling with small, technical numbers hinders quick comprehension, creating legal uncertainty and violating constitutional guarantees of fair legal certainty under Article 28D(1) of the 1945 Constitution. This case highlights growing concerns over consumer rights and public health in relation to opaque food labelling practices.",
        "content": "<p>Two diabetes sufferers, Imamudin and Andru Steven, have filed a\nmaterial examination of Law No.\u00a08 of 1999 and Law No.\u00a017 of 2023 on\nHealth with the Constitutional Court. In the lawsuit heard on Thursday\n(3\/4\/2026), they requested that the Constitutional Court mandate\nproducers of packaged food and drinks to provide symbols and colours to\nmake it easier for the public to distinguish the sugar content within\nthem. In the petition for the case numbered 110\/PUU-XXIV\/2026, there are\nthree articles to be tested, namely Article 4 letter c, Article 7 letter\nb of the Consumer Protection Law, and Article 148 of the Health Law. The\nreason the petitioners filed the lawsuit is that information on sugar\ncontent in food and drinks is often presented in the form of technical\nnumbers and very small letters. This makes it difficult for consumers to\nunderstand quickly. This condition is deemed to cause legal uncertainty\nand contradicts Article 28D paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution of\nthe Republic of Indonesia regarding guarantees of fair legal certainty.\nAt minimum, regarding this issue, it should not relate to the\nimplementation of norms but to the constitutionality of norms. \u201cIf\nnecessary, elaborate on whether there is inclusion of colour labels and\nsimilar visual symbols in other countries. Then how to choose the ideal\ncolours and symbols on food and beverage packaging,\u201d added Daniel during\nthe hearing.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/diabetes-patients-urge-constitutional-court-to-mandate-colour-labels-on-packaged-food-and-beverages-1775173844",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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