Deputy Minister Of Industry: Misuse Of Our Minya Sird Injures Government's Efforts To Maintain Cooking Oil Prices

Deputy Minister of Industry Faisol Riza (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

Deputy Minister of Industry (Wamenperin) Faisol Riza said the practice of reducing the volume of Minya Kita packaging content and selling it above the highest retail price (HET) has injured the government's efforts to provide and maintain cooking oil prices in the community.

This was conveyed by Faisol at the opening of the Bazaar Ramadan 2025 event which was attended by a number of players in the food and beverage industry (Mamin) at the Ministry of Industry, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 18.

"The use of the Minya Kita packaging dose is detrimental to the community and also injures the government's efforts to provide and maintain cooking oil prices in the community," said Faisol.

In addition, said Faisol, this practice has also tarnished the good name of cooking oil industry players in the country who have been obedient to the rules.

"This also harms the good name of the cooking oil industry and the Minya Kita packaging industry, which have been obedient to the rules," he said.

Therefore, the Deputy Minister of Industry emphasized that his party supports the firm steps taken by the Indonesian Police to resolve the polemic of people's oil.

"The Ministry of Industry is ready to follow up on recommendations on the results of the investigation of cases by the Indonesian Police and related ministries/agencies such as the revocation of company business licenses that violate," he said.

It is known that the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has named 14 company directors as suspects in connection with the violation of the producer of MinyaKita. The determination is based on a report regarding the mismatch between the dose and the label on the package of cooking oil.

Bareskrim Polri revealed the mode used by the cooking oil production plant MinyaKita packaged 1 liter whose contents had been circumcised into 750-800 milliliters (ml), namely the machinery used for production had been arranged with an inappropriate amount.