BPOM Raids Dangerous Food Ingredients In Palembang

Deputy Mayor of Palembang Fitrianti Agustinda Market Inspection/Photo: Antara

PALEMBANG - The Center for Drug and Food Control (BPOM) together with the City Government of Palembang, South Sumatra are trying to increase raids on food containing chemicals that are harmful to public health. It's good, although now it is still found that one or two food products being marketed contain preservatives and dyes that are harmful to health," said Deputy Mayor of Palembang, Fitrianti Agustinda in Palembang, Friday, January 28. The Palembang City Government team who went down with the local BPOM found traders selling shrimp paste containing the dangerous dye rhodamine B. Rhodamine B is a synthetic dye commonly used in the textile and paper industry.

"Synthetic dyes may not be used for food products, they are designated as substances that are prohibited from being used in food through Regulation of the Minister of Health (Permenkes) No. 239/Menkes/Per/V/85," he said. traditional and modern markets, in 2021 the Palembang City area was declared by the local BPOM to be clean of food products containing preservatives, dyes, and other hazardous chemicals for public health. In Palembang, shrimp paste containing rodhamin B was found. Based on these findings, his party together with the local BPOM were determined to improve supervision of food circulating in the market to ensure it was safe for consumption by the public. food contains harmful chemicals a and medicines or supplements that have expired and are without a distribution permit," he said. Previously, the Head of the Palembang Food and Drug Administration (BBPOM) Zulkifli said as a new official, he was trying to continue the good cooperation that had been established so far with the ranks of the local municipal government. "Our team is ready together with officers from the Palembang City Government to supervise food and drug products circulating in the market to ensure they are safe from harmful substances," said Zulkifli.