Expired food seized from stores

Expired food seized from stores

BOGOR: Dozens of expired food items were confiscated by the
police from a number of supermarkets in Bogor on Tuesday
afternoon.

Bogor Police chief of detectives First Insp. Fridon said the
items were seized from a Hero supermarket on Jl. Pajajaran, a
Hero in the Internusa Mall, Sinar Matahari and the Yogya
Department Store.

Managers of the stores were taken to the police station for
questioning.

No expiration dates were written on the packages of the
expired products, which included snacks produced by PT Sarijasa
Murni, sausages produced by PT Asiafood Industry and chili sauce
from PT Rejeki.

Fridon said the store owners could be charged under Law No.
8/1999 on consumer protection, which carries a five-year jail
term.

The police operation was carried out to protect consumers,
whose numbers usually increase sharply ahead of the Idul Fitri
holiday.--JP