BPOM announces regulation on control of genetically engineered food products
Indonesia
Feb 26, 2025
The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM in Indonesian) has published Regulation of the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority Number 19 of 2024 on Control of Genetically Engineered Food Products.
This regulation is a revised version of Indonesian BPOM Regulation Number 6 of 2018 on Control of Genetically Engineered Food Products. Once this new regulation is enacted, the previous regulation (Regulation of the Indonesian BPOM Number 6 of 2018 on Control of Genetically Engineered Food Products) will be revoked.
This regulation outlines general provisions, requirements, food safety approval for genetically engineered products, genome editing, labelling of genetically engineered food, food safety control, management of the potential negative impacts of genetically engineered food products on human health, and an appendix containing guidelines for conducting of genetically engineered food safety assessment.
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