BPOM Involved to Arrange Street Vendors in Central Jakarta
access_time October 01 2015 02:31 PM remove_red_eye 2351
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Central Jakarta Administration will involve Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency (BPOM) to arrange street vendors in Central Jakarta. This is to protect people health.
We want street vendors to sell healthy food
Central Jakarta Economic and Administration Assistant, Sulastri Gultom stated that the arrangement concept is clean and healthy. Although they are only street vendor, but they should have qualified products equals with restaurant.
“We want street vendors to sell healthy food. And its quality should be equal with restaurant. That's why we involve BPOM,” he said, Thursday (10/1).
BPOM Cooperating with City Supervising Dangerous Foods and DrugsSulastri disclosed to realize it, the initial step is by arranging stalls, especially for food and beverage vendors. They should provide a hand washing facility or sink. By so, healthy life could be applied in every kantin or kiosk.
“This also in order to create healthy culture,” he disclosed.