North Jakarta KPKP Inspects Foodstuffs at Six Markets
Reported by Anita Karyati | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
North Jakarta Food Security, Marine, and Agriculture (KPKP) Sub-agency conducted foodstuffs inspection at four traditional markets and two supermarkets.
all the tested products are safe
North Jakarta Food Security, Marine, and Agriculture (KPKP) Sub-agency Head, Unang Rustanto, said the inspection was held to ensure the foodstuffs and products of husbandry, fishery, and agriculture are safe for consumption.
East Jakarta Health Sub-agency Tests 375 Break Fast Meals"We directly tested the samples at the location by using mobile lab," he said, Thursday (3/13).
He added that nine agriculture and two husbandry product samples were tested during the inspection at Lottemart Kelapa Gading.
Then six agriculture and two husbandry product samples at Metro Sunter Supermarket.
Next were nine agriculture and two husbandry product samples at Koja Baru and Sukapura Markets.
"At Pluit and Pademangan Barat Markets, we tested 11 product samples for agricultire and two husbandry products. Totally there were 55 samples of agriculture and 12 husbandry products tested," he added.
According to him, all samples were tested in the laboratory to determine the content of pesticide residues, formalin, and rot level (Eber Test).
"We declare that all the tested products are safe for consumption," he continued.
One of residents living in Kelapa Gading, Lina (48) said the supervision makes resident to be safer in buying the foodstuffs.
"Hopefully the activity can be held every month," she hoped.
