National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Republic of Indonesia
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority or Indonesian FDA (Indonesian: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan) or Badan POM is a government agency of Indonesia, BPOM is responsible for protecting public health through the control and supervision of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food safety, traditional medicine and cosmetics. Task and purposes of this agency is similar to USFDA.
Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan | |
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Formed | 1936 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Indonesia |
Headquarters | Jl. Percetakan Negara No.23, Central Jakarta 10520, Indonesia |
Website | www |
Task and Function
Task
Based on Article 68 of Presidential Decree No. 103 in 2001, Indonesian FDA has the following functions:[1]
- Assessing and formulating national policies in the field of Food and Drug control.
- Implementing certain policies in the field of Food and Drug control.
- Coordinating functional activity in Indonesian FDA tasks implementation.
- Monitoring, mentoring and guiding government agencies activities in the field of Food and Drug control.
- Providing guidance and public administration in the field of general planning, administration, organization and management, personnel, finance, filing, coding, equipment and household
Function
Based on Article 3 of Regulation Head of Indonesian FDA No. 14 In 2014, Indonesian FDA Technical Implementation Unit has the following functions:
- Drafting Food and Drug control plans and programs.
- Implementing laboratory examination, testing and assessing quality of therapeutic products, narcotics, psychotropic, addictive substances, traditional medicines, cosmetics, complementary products, food and hazardous substances.
- Implementing laboratory examination, testing and assessment of the microbiological quality of the product.
- Implementing local inspection, sampling and inspecting production facilities and distribution.
- Investigating crime cases in the field of Food and Drug control.
- Implementing certification of products, production and distribution facilities imposed by the Head of Indonesian FDA
- Implementing consumer information services.
- Evaluating and drafting Food and Drug testing report.
- Implementing administrative affairs.
- Implementing other duties in the respective field, set by the Head of Indonesian FDA.
References
- "Task and Function." Tugas dan Fungsi BPOM. Retrieved on 16 June 2017.
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