Indonesia - Ministry of Health Regulation 30/2013 on the inclusion of sugar, salt and fat content information, as well as health messages on the labels of processed foods

statement by Indonesia to THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
9-10 MARCH 2016

The following communication, dated 21 March 2016, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia.

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1.  Indonesia would like to thank the EU, Canada, Guatemala, and Australia delegations for their interest on the issues of Minister of Health Regulation No. 30/2013 and its amendment, we would like to respond as follows:

a.    As stated in the last TBT Committee meeting, the Regulation No. 30/2013 has been amended with the Regulation of the Minister of Health No. 63/2015 and notified under G/TBT/N/IDN/84/add.1. This amendment delays the implementation date, which was originally by April 2016, to 4 years after the regulation is issued (will be effective in the year 2019).

b.    During the transition period Indonesia provides dissemination and advocacy to cross-sector (which consists of policy makers in ministries/agencies, professionals and industry sector) and cross-program (internally within the Ministry of Health), and in cooperation with relevant ministries/agencies in preparing the ministerial decree derivatives (especially on type of processed food, technical arrangement as well as conformity assessment procedure including testing and labelling requirement that would be required to implement the Minister of Health Regulation No. 30/2013);

c.    Indonesia will conduct further study on diet total to measure changes in the pattern of consumption of salt, sugar and fat in the community, and evaluate the results of a study to determine the type of processed food (with consideration of the risk of occurrence Non-Communicable Diseases/NCDs) which will be needed for the requirement to include information about the content of sugar, salt and fat as well as health messages;

d.    Indonesia will undertake programs to increase public awareness on the prevention and control of NCDs and their risks, in particular restrictions on the consumption of sugar, salt and fat.

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