1.0 Authorities

Infant, Follow-up, Young Child Formula
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
National Agency of Food and Drug Control/NADFC (English)

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

Key functions of BPOM

• Creating new policies, standards, procedures, and criteria
• Updating current/existing policies, standards, procedures, and criteria
• Implementation of the policies, standards, procedures, and criteria along with supervision afterward
• Laboratory testing of products
• Inspecting building, manufacturing, and distribution facilities and product sampling
• Issuing certificates and permits

1.1 References

1. President Decree No.80 Year 2017 on Indonesian Food and Drug Authority

https://jdih.pom.go.id/download/product/243/80/2017

2. BPOM Official Website

https://www.pom.go.id/new/home/en