Containing Dehidroacetate Sodium, BPOM Pulls Okko Brand Roti In Pasaran

Illustration of wheat bread (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) ordered the withdrawal of Okko branded bread products from the market after the findings of sodium dehydroacetat elements as food additional ingredients for these products.

BPOM through an official statement confirmed to the BPOM Bureau of Cooperation and Public Relations, said that the sodium dehydroacetatic content as dehydroacetic acid was detected through laboratory tests of a sample of bread produced by PT Abadi Rasa Food, Bandung.

"Regarding this finding, BPOM ordered the producer of Okko bread to withdraw products from circulation, destroy, and report the results to BPOM," said an excerpt from BPOM's official statement, Wednesday, July 24.

The finding of food content dangerous for health began when BPOM conducted an inspection of the Okko bread production facility on July 2, 2024, and found that producers did not properly and consistently implement good processed food production methods (CPPOB).

Regarding these findings, BPOM has stopped the production and circulation of Okko bread products from the market. As a follow-up, BPOM also conducts sampling and testing in the laboratory.

"The results of testing Okko bread samples from production and circulation facilities show that sodium dehydroacetat (as dehydroacetic acid) is not in accordance with composition at the time of product registration and does not include additional food allowed based on BPOM Regulation Number 11 of 2019 concerning Food Additional Materials," he said.

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