G/SPS/N/IDN/142  
 
3 February 2022  
(22-0826) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  INDONESIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) of The 
Republic of Indonesia Bureau for Law and Organization  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Processed Food  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Regulation of Indonesian Food and Drug Authority 
of The Republic of Indonesia on Heavy Metals Contaminants Requirements  in Processed 
Food. Language(s):  Indonesian . Number of pages:  20 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/IDN/22_1332_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Due to developments in food science and technology, 
Indonesian F ood and Drug Authority of The Republic of Indonesia has revised the 
requirements of heavy metal contaminants in processed food.   
This regulation sets out the maximum levels of specified heavy metals, i.e. arsenic, 
cadmium, mercury, lead and tin, in process ed food.  
Once this new regulation is issued, the previous regulation (Regulation of Indonesian Food 
and Drug Authority of The Republic of Indonesia Number 5 Year 2018 on Maximum Level 
of Heavy Metals Contaminants in Processed Food) is declared to be invali d. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
 Codex STAN 193 -1995 General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food 
and Feed  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/IDN/142  
 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Act Number 18 Year 2012 on Food   
Government Regulation Number 86 Year 2019 on Food Safety   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be confirmed.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) - Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara Number 23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 426 3333  
Fax: +(62 21) 420 9221  
E-mail: birohukor@pom.go.id  
 ulpk@pom.go.id  
Website: http://www.pom.go.id Bureau for Cooperation and Public Relation  
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) - Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No.23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 4287 5379  
Fax: +(62 21) 4287 5379  
E-mail: kerjasamahumas@pom.go.id  
 ulpk@pom.go.id  
Website : http://www.pom.go.id  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) - Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara Number 23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 426 3333  
Fax: +(62 21) 420 9221  
E-mail: birohukor@pom.go.id  
 ulpk@pom.go.id  
Website: http://www.pom.go.id Bureau for Cooperation and Public Relation  
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) - Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No.23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 4287 5379  
Fax: +(62 21) 4287 5379  
E-mail: kerjasamahumas@pom.go.id  
 ulpk@pom.go.id  
Website : http://www.pom.go.id