Bangli Regency in Bali Monitors Food Safety Through Public Health Laboratory
Bangli, Bali (ANTARA) — The Bangli Regency Government in Bali is overseeing food safety by optimising the role of its public health laboratory (labkesmas) to maintain health standards for risk-based businesses.
“The food and accommodation sectors are risk-based enterprises that directly affect human safety,” said Bangli Deputy Regent I Wayan Diar on the sidelines of a public consultation forum on labkesmas services in Bangli, Bali, on Tuesday.
According to him, the Bangli public health laboratory has been accredited to conduct precise testing of water quality, food, environmental conditions, and clinical samples.
Furthermore, test results from the Bangli laboratory serve as the primary reference and an absolute requirement for the issuance of Hygiene Sanitation Feasibility Certificates (SLHS).
Possession of a Hygiene Sanitation Feasibility Certificate represents a guarantee for consumers offered by food sector business operators.
On the other hand, he continued, by utilising regionally owned facilities, this also strengthens the economic ecosystem towards a more self-reliant Bangli.
The Deputy Regent added that in the current modern era, tourist confidence no longer relies solely on visual beauty but on a sense of safety and hygiene standards.
“Tourists want to ensure that what they eat and where they stay meet strict health standards,” he added.
Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Bangli Regency Health Office, I Dewa Gede Oka Darsana, explained that the function of health laboratories has now transformed — no longer merely serving examinations for the unwell, but becoming the front line in environmental monitoring and food safety.
Currently, he continued, there are 68 registered risk-based businesses in Bangli.
“We prioritise our laboratory’s function as a preventive measure to avoid extraordinary incidents at business premises and tourist destinations,” said Dewa Gede Oka.
He added that laboratory results are not a means of passing judgement but rather an instrument for early intervention.
“Moreover, the Bangli public health laboratory facility is currently regarded as one of the best in Bali Province, both in terms of infrastructure and equipment,” he said.
During the event, a memorandum of agreement was also signed by representatives of the regional government, the state prosecutor’s office, and forum participants as a joint commitment to optimising the public health laboratory.