Video: How BPOM Eradicates Illegal Cosmetics and Monitors Sugar, Salt, and Fat Consumption in Indonesia

The Head of Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), Taruna Ikrar, has explained that BPOM Regulation Number 5 of 2026 aims to ensure the quality and safety of medicines received by the public through the supervision of drug management in pharmaceutical service facilities and other outlets, including drugstores, minimarkets, and hypermarkets. The regulation, which will be implemented in October 2026, focuses on improving the governance of over-the-counter and limited over-the-counter drugs. Through this oversight, the sale of these medicines will be regulated in terms of dosage and placement to maintain quality. BPOM will also impose sanctions on violators, ranging from warnings to the revocation of licences. Additionally, BPOM is scrutinising the supervision of cosmetics in Indonesia, a market worth Rp 180 trillion annually that is tainted by illegal products, many of which are sold online. BPOM is collaborating with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs to eradicate these products, having taken down 260,000 links in 2025 and a total of 1.3 million links over three years. The agency is also committed to supporting efforts to control non-communicable diseases by limiting the consumption of sugar, salt, and fat through a draft revision of the BPOM Regulation on Nutritional Value Information on Processed Food Labels.