South Jakarta ensures food safety at modern markets ahead of Eid al-Fitr
Jakarta — The South Jakarta City Administration has ensured food safety at modern markets in the Jagakarsa area, specifically AEON Tanjung Barat, ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations.
“Alhamdulillah, all 19 types of samples tested here, from processed food, agricultural products, fisheries, and livestock categories, have been declared free from harmful substances and in good condition,” said South Jakarta Mayor Muhammad Anwar when met at AEON Tanjung Barat in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Anwar stated that this inspection was conducted to ensure food safety across several modern and traditional markets remained protected. The objective was to ensure that all South Jakarta residents could consume safe food that would not have negative health impacts in the future.
The inspection was carried out in collaboration with the Jakarta Food and Drug Administration (BBPOM) and the South Jakarta Food, Maritime, and Agriculture Service (KPKP).
“We want to ensure that people celebrating Eid can obtain healthy food products free from harmful substances. Therefore, I urge all residents to be more selective when choosing food items,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of the South Jakarta KPKP Service, Ridho Sosro, explained that the food safety inspection was conducted at five locations today, consisting of three supermarkets and two traditional markets: Fresh Market AEON Mall, Naga Swalayan, Transmart Cilandak, Pasar Minggu Traditional Market, and Pasar Tradisional Lenteng Agung.
During today’s inspection and sample testing, the BBPOM found no harmful substances in agricultural, livestock, and fisheries commodity food items.
“It is hoped that through activities such as this, food commodities in both traditional and modern markets are guaranteed safe, so that the public is protected from diseases caused by harmful chemicals,” Sosro said.
Evi Citraprianti, head of the Information and Communication Working Group at BBPOM Jakarta, added that the laboratory tests were conducted to ensure food was free from harmful substances such as synthetic preservatives (formalin, borax) and textile dyes (Rhodamine B, Metanil Yellow).
“We did not find any today, but the public should also conduct their own checks by verifying packaging, labels, distribution permits, and expiry dates,” she said.