BPOM pulls Okko bread from circulation, what about Aoka bread?

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Nationwide Drug and Meals Management Company (BPOM) has launched take a look at outcomes for the product’s sodium dehydroacetate content material Roti Acha which is produced by PT Indonesia Bakery Household and Okay bread which is produced by PT Abadi Rasa Meals. Consequently, it was confirmed that Okko’s bread merchandise contained sodium dehydroacetate.

“Check outcomes on Okko bread samples from manufacturing and distribution amenities present the presence of sodium dehydroacetate (as dehydroacetic acid) which doesn’t match the content material on the time of product registration and doesn’t embody BTP which is allowed primarily based on BPOM Regulation No. 11 of 2019 concerning Meals Components,” stated the BPOM Cooperation and Public Relations Bureau by way of an official assertion, introduced on Wednesday, July 24 2024.

BPOM beforehand inspected Okko bread manufacturing amenities on Tuesday, July 2 2024. The outcomes of the inspection confirmed that Okko bread producers didn’t implement Good Course of Meals Manufacturing Strategies (CPPOB) correctly and constantly. BPOM then performed experiments within the laboratory as a follow-up to the examine.

Primarily based on these take a look at outcomes and findings, BPOM urged bread producer Okko to withdraw the product from the market, destroy it, and report the outcomes to BPOM. BPOM additionally ensures that the removing and destruction means of Okko merchandise is monitored and managed by way of technical implementation models (UPT) within the areas.

Then what about Aoka bread merchandise?

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In its announcement, BPOM additionally defined that it had examined samples of Aoka bread taken from distribution on June 28, 2024. The take a look at outcomes confirmed that there was no sodium dehydroacetate content material in Aoka bread merchandise. That is additionally in line with the outcomes of an inspection of the Aoka bread manufacturing facility on July 1, 2024.

Beforehand, primarily based on reviews Tempo Journal the proper “BPOM response to bread made out of beauty preservatives”, The Performing Deputy Head of BPOM, Emma Setyawati, stated she was doing additional analysis on Aoka bread and Okko bread merchandise. He confirmed that BPOM laboratory take a look at outcomes confirmed that the 2 merchandise didn’t include harmful preservatives.

“Not detected (sodium dehydroacetate content material). We have examined it numerous instances, confirmed it, do it once more. The result’s unknown. We conduct threat primarily based testing. “If I say it’s primarily based on threat, meaning it has been accomplished a number of instances,” stated Emma in an interview with Tempo, Wednesday, July 17 2024, quoted from Tempo Journal.

Editor’s Alternative: Profile of Okko and Aoka Bread Producers, Names of Chinese language Buyers