Watch Food At The Gorontalo Bulog Warehouse, BPOM Makes Sure The Rice Stock 1,300 Tons For Eid Al-Fitr 2023 Is Safe

BPOM Gorontalo supervises food at the Bulog Subdivre Gorontalo warehouse. (ANTARA/HO-BPOM Gorontalo)

GORONTALO - Gorontalo Food and Drug Supervisory Center (BPOM) supervises the circulation of processed food in Bulog Sub-Division Gorontalo warehouse, in Gorontalo City.

Head of BPOM Gorontalo Agus Yudi Prayudana said this was done in order to support the national food security program.

"Bulog sub divisi regional Gorontalo merupakan sarana penyediaran pangan dari sektor pemerintah," ucap dia, Rabu 22 Februari, disitat Antara.

The integrated supervision of the Gorontalo POM Center is carried out with the Gorontalo Province Industry and Trade SME Cooperative Office which focuses on the availability, safety and quality of subsidized cooking oil, as long as the distribution chain reaches the community.

"In addition to testing samples and testing circulating food and beverage products, the POM routinely monitors drug and food distribution facilities to protect the public from products that do not meet the requirements," he said.

Bulog Sub Division Gorontalo ensures the availability of stock of rice and cooking oil commodities in Gorontalo Province ahead of Ramadan.

Head of Bulog Sub Division Gorontalo Regional, Munafri Syamsudin, said rice and cooking oil stocks are expected to remain available until Eid al-Fitr 2023.

"Our rice stock now has 100 tons. There will be another 1,200 tons by the end of this month. As for cooking oil, we have distributed 30 thousand liters and will enter 50 thousand liters again," said Munafri.

Munafri revealed that the entry of 1,200 tons of rice stock will be sufficient to meet the needs of the people of Gorontalo during Ramadan to Eid al-Fitr 2023. The availability of these stocks will also be used for market operations in order to stabilize rice prices.