1. Authorities

General Foods
Indonesia

This section provides an overview of the Authorities involved in setting regulations and managing compliance with the food product in scope.

BPOM/Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority/Indonesian FDA (English)

BPOM oversees national policies, standardizations, regulations, and Indonesian product classification such as food, beverages, medicines, health supplements, and cosmetics that are imported, distributed, and sold in Indonesia.

Key functions of BPOM:

1. Creating new policies, standards, procedures, and criteria
2. Updating current/existing policies, standards, procedures, and criteria
3. Implementation of the policies, standards, procedures, and criteria along with supervision afterward
4. Laboratory testing of products
5. Inspecting building, manufacturing, and distribution facilities and product sampling
6. Issuing certificates and permits for export and import (including food raw materials, food additives, flavoring, and processing aids)

1.1 References