BPOM Supervises Takjil Sales In Palu To Ensure Public Health

A BPOM official in Palu shows some takjil samples that have been checked for ingredients (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency in Palu regularly monitors processed food snacks for breaking the fast or takjil in Palu City during Ramadan to ensure and guarantee that the takjil consumed by the public is free from harmful ingredients.

Head of BPOM in Palu, Central Sulawesi Agus Riyanto explained, in conducting field supervision, BPOM in Palu tested takjil samples that were peddled and sold in community gathering centers and takjil sellers such as in traditional markets, culinary hawker centers, takjil hawker centers and sales centers. school snacks.

"The test aims to determine whether the sample takjil selected at random contains harmful additives that are prohibited from being mixed in takjil such as Formalin, Borax, Rhodamin B and Methanil Yellow," he said, Sunday, quoted by Antara.

In this activity, Agus said BPOM in Palu cooperated with the local health office in conducting takjil supervision.

In addition to checking the content of takjil, BPOM in Palu also supervises by checking the content of other ready-to-eat processed foods such as products made from animal and vegetable raw materials that are processed into ready-to-eat processed food products.

"If traders are found selling takjil or non-takjil processed food containing hazardous materials, we will provide guidance so that they do not use hazardous materials again," he said.

Agus stated that traders who mix dangerous ingredients in takjil and other processed foods that are sold may be due to their ignorance that these ingredients are dangerous ingredients that are prohibited from being mixed into food.

The public can also easily select and check takjil and other processed foods that are safe for consumption, this can be done by checking the condition of the packaging, product labels, distribution permits and expiration dates.