G/SPS/N/IDN/140  
 
15 April 2021  
(21-3101) 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:  Indonesia n Food and Drug Agency  
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:  Regulation of Indonesian FDA of the Republic of 
Indonesia No. 28 Year 2019 on Processing Aids in Food Processing . Language(s):  Bahasa 
Indonesia n. Number of pages:  85 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/IDN/21_2654_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This regulation sets 11 classes of processing aids, which are: 
Bleaching, Washing and Peeling Agents; Clarifying Agents, Filtration Aids, Adsorbent, and 
Decolourant; Boiler Water Additive; Enzyme; Flocculating Agents; Catalyst; Nutrition for 
Microbes; Microorganism Control Agents; Immobilized Enzyme; I on Exchange Resins; and 
Other Processing Aids.  
Due to the development of science and technology in processing aids and also Processing 
Aids Regulation in other countries, it is necessary for Indonesian FDA of Indonesia to 
amend the Regulation of Indonesian  FDA of Indonesia No. 28 Year 2019 as a reference in 
supervising processed food to guarantee food quality and safety.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or diseas e, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/IDN/140  
 
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  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:   
1. Act No. 18 Year 2012 on Food  
2. Government Regulation Number 86 Year 2019 on Food Safety  
(available in Indonesia n) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 October 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Bureau for Law and Organization  
Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) - Republic of Indonesia  
Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 23  
Jakarta 10560 - Indonesia  
Tel: +(62 21) 426 3333  
Fax: +(62 21) 420 9221  
E-mail: 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  
Website: http://www.pom.go.id