KKP Prepares Cs-137 Free Certification Scheme To Support Indonesian Shrimp Exports

Documentation - Head of the KKP Quality Agency Ishartini (right) released the first export of Cesium-137 free shrimp to the United States at the Tanjung Priok Container Port, Jakarta, Friday (31/10/2025). BETWEEN/HO-Humas KKP

JAKARTA - The Maritime and Fisheries Quality Control and Supervision Agency (Badan Mutu) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has prepared a Cesium-137 free certification scheme and management to support Indonesian shrimp exports.

"KKP through the Mutu Body has prepared a Cs-137 free certification scheme and management in accordance with the requirements set by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Import Alert #99-52," said Head of the KKP Quality Agency Ishartini in a statement in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, November 2.

He conveyed this to provide excellent service to the community and encourage healthy, quality, and safe shrimp export activities to be consumed for acceptance in the destination country.

"The US FDA has appointed the KKP as a Certifying Entity (CE) for Indonesian shrimp exported to the US," said Ishartini.

According to him, the KKP has prepared a series of Cs-137 certification business processes with the Nuclear Energy Supervisory Agency (Bapeten) and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).

This is to ensure that shrimp exported to the US is Cs-137 free through major scanning and testing activities at the critical point of Indonesia's shrimp production chain specifically for the Java and Lampung regions.

Furthermore, Ishartini said that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries had released a shrimp product partnership that had received Cesium-137-free certification to the United States (US).

The release of the first export of shrimp products using a Cesium-137 free certificate has been carried out at the container terminal of Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta on Friday (31/10).

"On October 31, 2025, it is the entry-to-effect date for the Import Alert 99-52 regulation in the US and is also the first export of free Indonesian shrimp Cs-137. We want to show that Indonesia has an international level quality assurance system," said Ishartini.

Ishartini explained that the initial export of Cs-137 free shrimp contained 2 partnerships to the ports of New York (NY) and Los Angeles (LA).

After its first export on October 31, following the next boardment on November 1 with the aim of Miami andaturation, United States.

Previously, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, emphasized the KKP's commitment as the competent authority to guarantee the quality of fishery products in providing quality assurance in every fishery production chain so that products produced are quality and safe for consumers.