BPJPH Ready To Retest Halal Content In Aoka Roti

Head of BPJPH Muhammad Aqil Irham (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Halal Product Guarantee Administration Agency (BPJPH) will re-test the content in the Aoka bread. This step was taken following the hectic news that the bread was contaminated with cosmetic preservatives.

This was conveyed by the Head of BPJPH Muhammad Aqil Irham when met in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 24.

"Our lab is also a second opinion lab, we also receive a return test of all the products circulating, produced by other lab tests. This one is the result of BPOM and we are checking it through our lab," he said.

Irham said that his party does carry out periodic and routine surveillance, including conducting inspections to ensure that these halal certificate holders are consistent and committed to implementing them.

Furthermore, Irham said that if an illegal component is found in the raw material for making Aoka bread, the halal certificate owned by PT Indonesia Bakery Family (IBF) will be revoked.

"If he manipulates the sanctions, of course the certificates will be revoked," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) stated that the Aoka bread produced by PT Indonesia Bakery Family, Bandung, West Java, does not contain sodium dehydroacetat elements that are harmful to consumer health.

BPOM through an official statement confirmed to the Acting Head of BPOM, Rizka Andalusia, that the use of additional sodium dehydroacetat food in Aoka bread was not proven through the laboratory testing process.

"The test results show that the product does not contain sodium dehydroacetat," said a statement from BPOM quoted on Wednesday, July 24.

In this statement, the laboratory test process for Aoka bread was taken by BPOM following the alleged use of food supplements (BTP) in the form of sodium dehydroacetat.

BPOM through the Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency Number 17 of 2022, states that sodium dehydroacetat is a chemical element commonly added in cosmetic products, with a maximum dose limit of 0.6 percent as acid.

"On June 28, 2024, BPOM took samples of Aoka bread products from circulation and conducted tests and on July 1, 2024, it showed no sodium dehydroacetat found in the production facilities," he said.