Remember! Relist For Processed Food Products No Later Than 1 Month Before The End Of The Circular Permit

Illustration of processed food products (Pixabay Via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - BPOM Food Registration Director Ema Setyawati said that the re-registration of processed food products must be carried out no later than one month and 10 days before the validity period of the distribution permit runs out. The criteria for processed foods are that every processed food produced domestically or imported for trading in retail packaging must meet the criteria for safety, quality, nutrition, and labels, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation. Including ensuring that food does not contain prohibited pesticides. "Yesterday the position was for the e-reg one year to 10 days now one month to 10 days. Relist all entry to the commitment fulfillment certificate. The certificate for fulfilling the commitment is only one day because of it," Ema said at the event "Public Consultation Draft Draft Food Registration Regulation" which was held offline in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, October 11. Ema continued, re-registration of processed food can only be done for the same product, which is exactly the same as the processed food previously approved. "If there is a change, then we must register for a new variety or registration," he said. Business actors who violate this provision will be subject to administrative sanctions in the form of suspension of processed food registration processes, cancellation of Business Licensing to Support Business Activities (PB-UMKU), revocation of PB-UMKU and a prohibition on registering for three years. PB-UMKU is in the form of a certificate to fulfill the commitment to Food for Business actors. Ema said that the cancellation of PB-UMKU can be imposed by a number of reasons, including data submitted by business actors that is not correct, resulting in an error in determining risks and not fulfilling the obligation to fulfill the commitment within a year. "So it was canceled in 12 months if it was more than 12 months then he was revoked," he said. Furthermore, the processing food distribution permit issued by the POM Board Regulation Number 27 of 2017 and the amendment is declared still valid until the end of the distribution permit is even allowed to vary. "The distribution permit issued based on the previous regulation which expired is mandatory to apply for a new registration application and new registration using the RBA e-reg," said Ema. He emphasized that processed foods can be circulated no later than 12 months after the end of the validity period of the distribution permit if the company does not apply for a new registration application.