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DECREE OF THE HEAD OF DRUGS AND FOODS CONTROL AGENCY
NUMBER HK.00.05.52.6291

CONCERNING
REFERENCE OF FOOD PRODUCTS NUTRITION LABEL

THE HEAD OF DRUGS AND FOODS CONTROL AGENCY,

Considering:

a. that foods that are accompanied with statement contains vitamins, minerals, and or other nutrition agents that are added in foods that are obliged to be added with vitamins, minerals and or other nutrition agents are obliged to state information on nutrition content;

b. that information on nutrition content in food must be stated in percentage of recommended nutrition adequacy rate;

c. that with stipulation of the Decree of the Minister of Health No. 1593/Menkes/SK/IX/2005 concerning Recommended Nutrition Adequacy Rate for Indonesian Nation, so Decree of the Head of Drugs and Foods Control Agency No. HK.00.05.5.1142 concerning Reference to State Nutrition Adequacy Rate Percentage on the Food Product Label is necessary to be improved;

d. that based on consideration as intended in paragraph a, paragraph b, and paragraph c, it is necessary to stipulate Decree of the Head of Drugs and Foods Control Agency concerning Reference of Food Products Nutrition Label

In view of:

1. Law No. 23/1992 concerning Health (Statute Book No. 100/1992, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3495);

2. Law No. 7/1996 concerning Food (Statute Book No. 99/1996, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3656);

3. Government Regulation No. 69/1999 concerning Food Label and Advertisement (Statute Book No. 131/1999, Supplement to Statute Book No. 3867);

4. Government Regulation No. 28/2004 concerning Food Quality and Nutrition Safety (Statute Book No. 107/2004, Supplement to Statute Book No. 4424);

5. Presidential Decree No. 103/2001 concerning Status, Duties, Functions, Authorities, Organizational Structure and Work Procedures of Non Ministerial Government Institutions as amended by Presidential Decree No. 64/2002;

6. Presidential Decree No. 110/2001 concerning Organization Unit and Duties of Echelon I in Non Ministerial Government Institutions, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 52/2005;

7. Decree of the Minister of Health No. 1593/Menkes/SK/IX/2005 concerning Recommended Nutrition Adequacy Rate for Indonesian Nation.

HAS DECIDED:

To stipulate

DECREE OF THE HEAD OF DRUGS AND FOODS CONTROL AGENCY CONCERNING REFERENCE OF FOOD PRODUCTS NUTRITION LABEL

First:

To legalize and enforce Reference of Food Products Nutrition Label as reference to state information about food nutrition content at food products label.

Second:

Reference of Nutrition Label as intended in First Paragraph based on group of consumers as stated in Attachment of this Decree.

Third:

Putting information of nutrition contents should be stated in percent of Reference of Food Products Nutrition Label.

Fourth:

By effectively of this Decree, Decree of the Head of Drugs and Foods Control Agency No. HK.00.05.5.1142/2003 concerning Reference to State Nutrition Adequacy Rate Percentage on the Food Product Label is declared null and void.

Fifth:

This decision shall come to effect as of the stipulation date.

Stipulated in: Jakarta
On: August 9, 2007
THE HEAD OF NATIONAL AGENCY OF DRUG AND FOOD CONTROL
signed,
Dr. Husniah Rubiana Thamrin Akib, M.S, M.Kes, Sp.FK