INDONESIA’S FOOD INDUSTRY URGES DELAY ON NUTRITIONAL LABELLING OVER ECONOMIC CONCERNS
October 7th, 2024
Indonesia’s food and beverage industry is pushing for a delay implementing a new nutritional labelling system, warning that the regulations could have significant economic repercussions if rushed.
The government’s Regulation No. 28/2024 on health includes measures aimed at controlling sugar, salt, and fat content in processed foods as part of efforts to reduce non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and stroke (1).
Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has been charged with implementing these measures and has ...
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