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        "id": 1686506,
        "msgid": "is-it-true-that-sailfin-catfish-is-used-as-an-ingredient-for-siomay-heres-what-the-west-jakarta-mayor-says-1776574246",
        "date": "2026-04-19 10:43:56",
        "title": "Is It True That Sailfin Catfish Is Used as an Ingredient for Siomay? Here's What the West Jakarta Mayor Says",
        "author": "Teguh Firmansyah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Jakarta Provincial Government is being urged by council members to enhance oversight on the sale of sailfin catfish meat for food production due to its contamination with river pollutants. West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah stated that no such practices have been reported in her area yet, but she will coordinate with relevant agencies to enforce strict prohibitions, emphasising the fish's predatory nature and its absorption of toxins. This issue highlights growing concerns over food safety in street foods like siomay, prompted by the fish's rapid proliferation in local waterways.",
        "content": "<p>The Jakarta Provincial Government is being asked by council members\nto monitor the buying and selling of sailfin catfish meat for food\nproduction. The sailfin catfish is considered contaminated with sludge.\nIn response, West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah stated that so far, they\nhave not received reports of practices involving the making of siomay or\nother processed foods using sailfin catfish as a base ingredient. \u201cI\nhaven\u2019t found that in West Jakarta; so far, the information is that it\ndoesn\u2019t exist in West Jakarta. But if it does exist, we will certainly\nact according to clear regulations, because it\u2019s not allowed,\u201d said Iin.\nNevertheless, Iin assured that she will continue to coordinate with\nRegional Work Units (UKPD) to tighten supervision. According to Iin, the\nban on consuming sailfin catfish will be enforced strictly, given that\nthe fish survives by absorbing toxins in the river. \u201cThe food content\neaten by the sailfin catfish is pollutants, and this is a predatory\nspecies, so it\u2019s indeed dangerous,\u201d explained Iin. Member of Commission\nA of the DKI Jakarta Provincial DPRD, Hilda Kusuma Dewi, is pushing for\nincreased supervision over the potential circulation of processed foods\nusing sailfin catfish ingredients. \u201cSailfin catfish reproduces very\nquickly, and it\u2019s certainly dangerous if used as a processed food\ningredient,\u201d said Hilda at the site of fish capture in the Semanan Indah\nCanal tributary, Kalideres, Jakarta, on Friday. Hilda did not deny that\nstreet food vendors like siomay sellers caught using sailfin catfish as\nraw material have become a focus of attention.<\/p>",
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