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INDONESIA’S REGULATION FOR

SALT, SUGAR AND FAT REDUCTION

TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE

INDONESIA

Delegates:

Prof. Hasbullah Thabrany (Indonesia University)

Dr. Chabib Afwan (Coordinating Ministry of People Welfare)

dr. Lily Banonah Rivai (Ministry of Health)

Yusra Egayanti (Food and Drug Control)

Inti Wikanestri (National Development Planning Agency)

BACKGROUND

�NCDs are estimated to account for 71% of

total deaths in Indonesia (WHO Country

Profile 2014);

�77.3% person above ≥ 10 year old add

seasoning to their food which is high in salt,

53.1% consume sweet and 40.7% consume

fatty food (National Basic Health Survey /

Riskesdas 2013);

�The highest claim to National Health

Insurance were CVD, cancer and Hemodialysis

REGULATION OF MINISTER OF HEALTH

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NO. 30 YEAR 2013

�Enforcing food labeling � Strengthens obligations

for inclusion of information on sugar, salt, and fat

contents, together with health message on the food

labellings

�Materials for regulation under this are:

– Types of food: Processed and Fast Food

– Inclusion of information on sugar, salt and fat

contents including necessary health messages

– Laboratory tests to confirm the nutrition facts

REGULATION OF MINISTER OF HEALTH

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NO. 30 YEAR 2013 (2)

�Health messages should contain words

“Consumption of Sugar more than 54 grams,

Sodium more than 2,000 milligram, or total Fat

more than 67 gram per person per day are risky for

hypertension, stroke, diabetes and heart attack”.

�The regulation will be enforced within 3 (three)

years.

Nutrition Fact and Health Message

• To gain correct

information

• The consumer can

choose to limit

consumptionCONSUMER

• To facilitate

monitoring

• Health Education

GOVERNMENT

• It is an opportunity

to convey nutrition

fact as their product

excellence

• Their role and

responsibility in

educating

community on

health

MANUFACTURER

Important

7

PROGRESS

�Dissemination of the regulation and advocacymaterials to related multi-stakeholders(Goverment, Consumer, Media, Food industryassociation, Association of Indonesian hotel andrestaurant, etc.)

�Developing Technical Guideline for the inclusionof information on sugar, salt and fat contentsincluding health messages on fast foods.

�Conducting a Study on Total Diet from 2014 (forpublic consumption pattern and types of foodthat are largely consumed by the public)

MULTISECTORAL SUPPORT (1)

• Food and Drug Control Agency

– To control food quality through encouraging the

implementation of the MoH Policies as

appropriate

� The inclusion of health message including the

content of salt, sugar, fat on the labeling of

processed food

– Strengthening on the needs and implementation

of Food Nutrition Labelling

MULTISECTORAL SUPPORT (2)

• Ministry of Planning

⁻ National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN)

2015-2019 for Health:

A. Policy:

a) Contribute to the improvement of Community

Nutrition

b) Increase Health promotion and Community

Empowerment for right choices of foods

MULTISECTORAL SUPPORT (3)

B. Budget allocation:

a) Increase funding resources from:

– Government funding

– Public private partnership (PPP) and

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

b) Increase effective management of the budget

through monitoring and evaluation

MULTISECTORAL SUPPORT (4)

• Ministry of Industry

– Dissemination of the regulation to related multi-stakeholders e.g. Food industry association, Association of Indonesian hotel and restaurant, etc.

• Coordinating Ministry of People Welfare

– Harmonize coordination between stakeholders

• Local Government

- Enforcing regulation to restaurants

• University/Researcher

– Conduct studies on related matters to sugar , salt and fat consumption to improve effectiveness of regulation

CHALLENGES

�Changing community mindset and behaviour

for healthy diet

�Resistance of Food industries

�Direct from funding to control effectively

THANK YOU