KKP Operates Radioactive Testing Lab to Support Fishery Exports
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is operating a radioactive contamination testing laboratory for fishery products to support the competitiveness and acceptability of Indonesian fishery exports in the global market, especially in the United States.
The Head of the Agency for Quality Control and Supervision of Marine and Fisheries Products (Badan Mutu KKP), Ishartini, stated that the laboratory, located at the Bureau of Standard Testing for Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BUSPM) in Cipayung, East Jakarta, has achieved ISO 17025 accreditation.
“In addition, the laboratory has obtained approval from Bapeten as the nuclear supervisory authority, as well as approval from the US FDA to conduct testing on several radioactive parameters, including Cs-137,” Ishartini said in a press statement in Jakarta on Friday.
She explained that the laboratory for testing Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination in fishery products was specifically established to support the acceptability of Indonesian fishery products, particularly shrimp, in various export destination countries.
According to Ishartini, the BUSPM laboratory is the only facility in Indonesia capable of testing radionuclide parameters in fish-based foods and is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.
“The BUSPM lab can test quality and food safety parameters including bacteria, viruses, chemicals, heavy metals, and residues, and now includes radionuclide parameters for fish-based foods,” she added.
She further noted that the laboratory test results can be used to process the Certificate of Quality and Safety of Fishery Products (SMKHP), which is a requirement for exporting to countries that mandate products be free from radioactive contamination, such as the United States.
The existence of this laboratory is expected to strengthen the quality assurance and safety system for Indonesian fishery products amidst increasingly stringent international trade requirements.
From 31 October 2025 to 11 June 2026, the KKP recorded the oversight of 4,072 containers of shrimp exports to the United States. Of that total, 3,370 containers have entered the US market, reaching a volume of 51,607 tonnes with a value of Rp8.78 trillion.