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        "id": 1605277,
        "msgid": "indonesias-bpom-pulls-56-027-food-products-over-public-health-risks-1773226317",
        "date": "2026-03-11 17:18:11",
        "title": "Indonesia's BPOM pulls 56,027 food products over public health risks",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's food and drug regulator BPOM has confiscated 56,027 food products comprising unauthorised, expired, and spoiled goods across all 38 provinces, with over 39 per cent of items found in Palembang, South Sumatra. The enforcement action, involving 76 local units inspecting 1,134 distribution facilities, forms part of heightened surveillance ahead of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, targeting illegal distribution networks that exploit rising seasonal demand and exploit Indonesia's porous border regions.",
        "content": "<p>At a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, BPOM Head Taruna Ikrar\npointed out that the pulled products comprised 27,407 items without\ndistribution permits, 23,776 expired products, and 4,844 spoiled\ngoods.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the BPOM found most of the products distributed without\nauthorization in Palembang City, South Sumatra, totaling 10,848 items,\nor 39 percent of the entire haul.<\/p>\n<p>Significant amounts of such goods were also identified across\nprovinces: 2,653 in Batam, Riau Islands; 2,756 in Palopo, South\nSulawesi; 1,654 in Sanggau, West Kalimantan; and 1,305 in Tarakan, North\nKalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis effort forms part of our intensified surveillance, aimed at\nanticipating a rise in processed food consumption during Ramadan and Eid\nal-Fitr,\u201d Ikrar explained, noting that the BPOM applies both pre-market\nand post-market approaches to enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the agency had mobilized 76 local technical units to\nconduct simultaneous oversight operations in all 38 provinces\nnationwide, with 1,134 distribution facilities inspected as of March\n5.<\/p>\n<p>The facilities consisted of modern retailers (50.2 percent),\ntraditional retailers (32.5 percent), distributor warehouses (16.6\npercent), importer warehouses (0.6 percent), and e-commerce warehouses\n(0.1 percent).<\/p>\n<p>According to Ikrar, 739 facilities were declared compliant with\nregulations, while 395 others were flagged as unauthorized.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that irresponsible parties had exploited rising\ndemand by channeling products through illegal routes, leaving\narchipelagic nations like Indonesia especially vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur country has numerous illegal routes facilitating unauthorized\nimports in border regions, which remain beyond the full oversight of\nauthorities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the BPOM chief reiterated that taking effective\naction on illicit products is essential to shield residents from health\nrisks.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: BPOM ensures quality as Indonesia exports Nusantara\nHajj Rice to Saudi<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia\u2019s BPOM says 2025 oversight generated Rp50.8\ntrillion impact<\/p>\n<p>Related news: BPOM launches AI licensing system to amp up drug, food\nregistration<\/p>\n<p>Translator: M. Riezko, Tegar Nurfitra<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesias-bpom-pulls-56-027-food-products-over-public-health-risks-1773226317",
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