Securing a Genetically Engineered Food Safety Certificate

Head of the Food and Drugs Supervisory Agency (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan – BPOM) Regulation No. HK.03.1.23.03.12.1563 of 2012 on Genetically Engineered Food Safety Assessment Guidelines (“Regulation”) was issued to address the development of genetically engineered food science and technology, which was not sufficiently addressed under Head of BPOM Regulation No. HK.00.05.53.3541 of 2008 on the same issue. 

It should be noted, the Regulation is an implementation of Articles 7, 20 (4), and 27 (6) of Government Regulation No. 21 of 2005 on Biosafety of Genetically Engineered Food Products (“2005 Regulation”), and Article 14 (5) of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2004  on Food Safety, Quality, and Nutrition (“2004 Regulation”).