BPOM Finds 10 Places To Sell Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream In Batam Even Though The Circulation Is Stopped

Coordinator of Substance Inspection of Batam POM Ruth Deseyanti revealed the findings of 10 Haagen-Dazs ice cream places in Batam (ANTARA/Yude)

BATAM - The Batam Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (POM) in the Riau Islands stated that it had found 10 places selling Haagen-Dazs ice cream in Batam whose distribution was stopped by BPOM.

"We checked 10 places, there are distributors, retailers and several cafes that sell Haagen-Dazs," said Batam POM Inspection Substance Coordinator Ruth Deseyanti in Batam, Riau Islands reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 4.

Ruth said that after discovering the sale of the ice cream, her party immediately took action.

"We immediately asked distributors and sellers to remove the product from display," he said.

He also reminded sellers and distributors that ice cream with the Haagen-Dasz brand for now should not be distributed in Indonesia.

For now, Ruth confirmed that based on the search results from Balai POM Batam, there are currently no more Haagen-Dazs ice cream products in Batam.

"But we will continue to monitor the process of monitoring the circulation of this ice cream until there are further orders," he said.

The Batam Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (POM) in the Riau Islands has begun tracing the distribution of Haagen-Dazs ice cream in all areas of Batam which is prohibited from being distributed in Indonesia.

The supervision was carried out in reference to an announcement from BPOM RI on Tuesday (19/7) announcing the temporary suspension of the distribution of Haagen-Dazs ice cream products with vanilla flavors in pint packaging and mini cups on the market in Indonesia because they contained Ethylene Oxide (Et0) exceeding the permitted threshold. by the European Union.