187 Places Checked By BBPOM Bandar Lampung Throughout 2022, As A Result, 67 Locations For Indication Of Illegal Drug And Food Cases

The Bandar Lampung Center for Drug and Food Control (BBPOM) examined 187 places related to illegal food and medicine throughout 2022. As a result, 67 locations violated the provisions.

"During 2022, we have monitored and inspected 187 production facilities and the results are 67 of them declared illegal or not in accordance with the provisions," said Head of BBPOM Bandar Lampung Zamroni in Bandar Lampung, Thursday, December 29, confiscated by Antara.

He said, to production facilities that violate the provisions, coaching and education are carried out so that the production location is in accordance with the standards have been determined.

"We will periodically check the facilities provided with coaching until their production facilities are in accordance with the provisions," he said.

He said, during 2022, BBPOM Bandar Lampung had also examined 1,267 distribution facilities, as a result, there were 442 places that did not meet the provisions.

"We have also tested 2,670 items of medicinal and food samples, with 119 samples not eligible," he said.

He said the action taken by BBPOM on drugs and food was seven cases, namely cosmetics without a distribution permit of five cases, drugs without the authority and expertise of one case, and one food case without a distribution permit.

"Of the seven cases, four of them have been followed up, namely cosmetic two cases and two traditional medicines," he said.