Unscrupulous flour importers to be punished<\/p>\n
Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Trade and Industry said that some 11 brands of
\nimported wheat flour products from Australia, India, China and
\nMalaysia sold at local markets did not meet government-set
\nnutritional requirements.<\/p>\n
Budi Darmadi said on Tuesday that the ministry had set up a
\nspecial team to further investigate the products.<\/p>\n
\"The directorate general of domestic trade affairs will decide
\nwhether to revoke the business license (of the importer) or
\nwithdraw the products from the market after receiving a report
\nfrom the team,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Some 11 brands did not meet our minimum nutritional
\nrequirements, such as vitamin B content,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The ministry has recently launched an investigation into
\nimported wheat flour products following complaints from consumers
\nand industry associations by taking samples from traditional
\nmarkets in Jakarta, Makassar, Semarang, Medan, Surabaya and
\nPontianak.<\/p>\n
The ministry's move is part of efforts to protect consumers
\nagainst unscrupulous traders and producers, as stipulated under
\nLaw No. 8\/1999 on consumer protection.<\/p>\n
According to Article 8 of the consumer protection law,
\nproducers and traders are banned from producing or marketing
\nproducts or services that do not meet the standards set by the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
Producers and traders also are forbidden from deceiving
\nconsumers by falsifying the quality of their products.<\/p>\n
Ministry of Trade and Industry Rini M. Soewandi has also
\nissued a ministerial decree on the supervision of products sold
\nin local markets.<\/p>\n
According to the decree, producers and traders who sell
\nproducts in the local market must meet the government's
\nregulations with regard to labeling, marketing, advertising and
\nafter-sales service.<\/p>\n
On labels, for example, the company must print the identity of
\nimporters and producers.<\/p>\n
Budi also said that the ministry was also investigating 12
\nother wheat flour products that had not received certification of
\napproval from the National Standardization Agency.<\/p>\n
The imported products also did not meet the labeling
\nrequirement as they did not show the identity of importers and
\nproducers.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Wheat and Flour Producers Association (Aptindo)
\nhas also accused wheat flour producers from Australia, Europe,
\nand the United Arab Emirates of dumping their products here.<\/p>\n
The association has urged the government to impose antidumping
\nduties.<\/p>\n
Local flour producers include PT Bogasari Flour Mills, PT
\nSriboga Raya, PT Pangan Mas and PT Berdikari.<\/p>",
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