“Frozen Food” UMKM Actors Called by Police, Coordinating Minister Asks Apparatus to Prioritize Guidance

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs Teten Masduki opened his voice regarding the news of the large number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) frozen food called by the police.

The Coordinating Minister for SMEs revealed that his party had coordinated with the police regarding legal issues faced by MSME actors related to business distribution permits frozen food the.

“Coordination with the Indonesian National Police is carried out by KemenKopUKM and followed up with a memorandum of understanding to ensure that the authorities prioritize guidance, not prosecution for micro and small business actors who still have not met the required business permits.,” said Teten on his personal Instagram account @tetenmasduki_, Tuesday (19/10/2021).

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Teten hopes that, with an agreement between the Kemenkop UKM and the police, the business climate will not be disrupted so that the national economy can quickly recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

“KemenKopUKM has taken steps and quick solutions so that the incident does not disrupt the business climate and the national economic recovery which is gradually recovering.,” he said.

MSME actors who want to get information or make a complaint can contact call center complaints at 1500 587 or through lapor.go.id. In addition, complaints can also be made via WhatsApp to the number 08111451587.

As for coaching, the government claims to have coached SMEs through the provision of Business Master Number (NIB) management assistance, halal certificate, Household Food Industry business license (PIRT), distribution permit, Intellectual Property Rights (Haki), up to FSSC 220000 certificate.

Previously, Twitter social media was shocked by the upload of one of the accounts. The account shares the story of an MSME actor frozen food who are called by the police, are threatened with imprisonment up to a fine of Rp. 4 billion because they do not have a distribution permit, PIRT or BPOM.

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