INDONESIAN MANUFACTURERS DEMAND STRICTER LABEL CONTROLS FOR IMPORTED FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS
July 1st, 2012
BY MARIANI DEWI, IN JAKARTA
THE CHAIRMAN of the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association (Gapmmi) has called for tougher enforcement of his country's labelling rules, preventing food products being sold where consumers cannot read key information on packaging.
Adhi Siswaja Lukman, association chairman, said customs officials should simply block imports if they are improperly labelled: laws say labels must be in Bahasa Indonesian and include a "product name, composition, producer and use by date," he noted.
"However, many of them are pasted on ...
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