Dangerous Foods in East Jakarta Declines
access_time March 11 2016 04:36 PM remove_red_eye 1805
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Dangerous foods in East Jakarta starts to decline. It is good for children growth, especially at schools.
We only found 8.9 percent of dangerous food. Last year was 14.3 percent
Dwi Prawitasari, Jakarta Food and Drug Monitoring (BPOM) Head, admitted food samples have been taken randomly from 5,741 school canteens during January to March 2016.
“We only found 8.9 percent of dangerous food. Last year was 14.3 percent,” she said, Friday (3/11).
Unruly Traders Could Be Expelled from SchoolsShe hopes dangerous foods especially in school canteens could be disappear for the sake of students’ health,
Meanwhile, Eric Petra Lumbun, East Jakarta Economic Assistant, stated school canteen monitoring by involving BPOM is aimed to decrease dangerous food distribution.
“Team would supervise the canteens tightly, as well as food sold by street vendors,” he stated.
