4. Labeling Requirements

General Foods
Indonesia

This section provides information on labeling requirements and the label approval process.

4.1 Mandatory Labeling Parameters

The following items have to be on the label [1,2,4,9]:

• Name of the product
• Ingredient list
• Net weight
• Name, and address of the manufacturer and local importer/distributor
• BPJPH/MUI halal logo
• Date and code of production (batch)
• Expiry date
• Registration number
• Source of certain ingredients (for animal origin, GMO, irradiated, related to halal)
• Nutrition information
• Instruction of use (for a product that needs preparation before use)
• Instruction for storage (for a product whose shelf life depends on storage and demand-specific conditions)
• Allergen ingredient. List of allergens: milk (with lactose), cereals with gluten, eggs, fish, crustacea, mollusks, peanuts, tree nuts, sulfites min 10mg/kg (as SO₂)

GM food product statement should be declared in the ingredient list when a food product contains a minimum of 5% of genetically modified DNA in each GM raw material (except for oil, fat, sugar, starch, or other GM raw materials that had been refined, and no GM proteins were identified). [9]

4.2 Languages

Bahasa Indonesia language. [1]

4.3 Mandatory Information on Stickers

Stickers can be a temporary solution for imported products. In practice, the use of stickers needs to be approved by the Authority on a discussion/agreement. [1]

The sticker shall not be easy to remove. 

4.4 Product Legal Name

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4.5 Product-specific Labeling Statements

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4.6 Authority Approval

The product label needs to be approved by BPOM during product registration or during revision of the label approval (if the product was registered before). [5-7] 

Product registration [9,10]: 

• Cost: IDR 300,000 (19.5 USD) – IDR 3,000,000/product (195 USD).
• Timeline: 30 working days after documents are completed. Please note that the actual registration process could take longer.

Approval of label revision [10]: 

• Cost: IDR 100,000/product (7 USD).
• Timeline: 5 working days after documents are completed. Please note that the actual process could take longer.

4.7 Additional Notes on Labeling

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4.8 References

https://jdih.pom.go.id/download/product/1155/24/2020

5. BPOM Decree Number 27 Year 2017 on Food Registration

https://jdih.pom.go.id/download/product/763/27/2017 

6. BPOM Decree Number 7 Year 2021 on Amendment of BPOM Decree Number 27 Year 2017 on Food Registration

https://jdih.pom.go.id/download/product/1232/7/2021 

7. Government Regulation Number 32 Year 2017 Type and Tariff of Non-Tax Revenue in BPOM

https://jdih.pom.go.id/download/product/192/32/2017 

8. BPOM official website for the assessment result (approval list)

https://standarpangan.pom.go.id/produk-standardisasi/hasil-kajian-pengajuan-permohonan

9. BPOM Decree Number 6 Year 2018 on Supervision of GM Food Product

https://jdih.pom.go.id/download/product/820/6/2018