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<\/p>\nJAKARTA \u2013 The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has asked the government to take firm action against producers and importers who deliberately keep using the labels of Palm Oil Free in products sold in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe hope the government will impose harsh sanctions against those who attach the Palm Oil Free on their products. Such sanction should be given to deter such labeling and not repeat it in the future. The use of Palm Oil Free labels has happened repeatedly since the last few years,\u201d GAPKI Chairman Eddy Martono said on Friday (29 December 2023).<\/p>\n
Eddy said that the use of Palm Oil Free is the result of negative campaigns launched by certain groups from abroad. The rampant negative campaigns have been slowly packaged as part of lifestyle trend. As a result, foods producers are influenced to follow the use of Palm Oil Free labels.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does it mean to be free? Is it a problem of health or else. It should be made clear and producers shouldn\u2019t just follow them. It\u2019s better for the government to summon the producers and importers to question them regarding their motives. The government shouldn\u2019t just ask for clarification, but should give sanctions according to prevailing regulations. Otherwise, other producers and importers will join them at will,\u201d said Eddy.<\/p>\n
After being informed on the Korte chocolate, GAPKI sent a letter to Indonesia\u2019s national agency of drug and foods control (BPOM). According to Eddy, the mechanism of labeling foods products with Palm Oil Free should be supervised by government institutions.<\/p>\n
Eddy said that palm oil has been proven to have given very significant contribution to Indonesia economically, socially and\u00a0 environmentally. The palm oil industry creates job opportunities for more than 16 million people. During the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, there was no layoffs in the industry and even it still managed to create new job opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the world\u2019s largest producer and consumer of palm oil, Indonesia should stand as a reference for other countries, including on the use of Palm Oil Free labels,\u201d Eddy said.<\/p>\n
Previously, \u2018Sawit Indonesia\u2019 magazine was tipped with a report on the distribution of Kort\u00e9 chocolate labeled with Palm Oil Free<\/em>.<\/p>\n Kort\u00e9 Chocolate Cashew& Seasalt is produced by CV Korte Mitra Kreasi, which is located in Surabaya, East Java. On its packaging, the product has PIRT number 5093578035150-26. The product has also got the label of \u2018Halal\u2019 (Kosher) from Halal Product Guarantee Administration Agency (BPJPH) of the religion ministry. But the product does not attach a distribution license from the BPOM. It means that the producer does not comply with the BPOM Chairman Regulation No.27\/2017 and UU (law) No.18\/2012 on foods stipulated in its article 96 verse (1).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries\u2019 (CPOPC) Secretary General Rizal Affandi Lukman has supported GAPKI\u2019s call for the government to take firm actions against the producers and importers who attach their products with the Palm Oil Free labels. He said that the use of Palm Oil Free labels is not only a violation of the government\u2019s prevailing regulations, but it is also a non-ethical strategy of marketing.<\/p>\n Rizal said that products with the POF labels are not necessarily environmentally friendly or healthier compared to products containing palm oil. \u201cThe palm oil free labels are aimed to discredit the palm oil industry without a strong scientific basis. It is part of the negative campaigns to vilify palm oil which has a very high competitiveness compared to other vegetable oils at the global market,\u201d he said. (*)<\/p>\n Source: sawitindonesia.com<\/a> \/ topcore.wartaekonomi.co.id<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JAKARTA \u2013 The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has asked the government to take firm action against producers and importers who deliberately keep using the labels of Palm Oil Free in products sold in Indonesia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3708,3709],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publication","category-recent-news"],"yoast_head":"\n