For the past three days, the people of Surabaya and East Java have been shocked by the issue of pacifiers and hard candies, which are suspected to contain hazardous substances. It was even said to contain drugs.
 
Whether the information is from the origin, suddenly joint officers involving the Satpol PP, the Police, the Narcotics Agency, and other related institutions, carry out operations on the goods that are consumed by the school children.
 
On the first day of the raid, Tuesday (7/3), in Surabaya, the joint team managed to confiscate hundreds of pacifiers and hard candies. A number of officials appealed to residents, especially parents, to keep an eye on their children, and to avoid food that is rumored to be harmful to the students.
 
That same day, the evidence of the findings was sent to BPOM for research and laboratory tests. Meanwhile, joint officers in several areas of East Java followed up on the raid.
 
From the information from the Center for Drug and Food Control (BBPOM) in Surabaya, hard candy in the form of a dot is a foreign food from China and has an official code written from BPOM RI. That is, this food is legal.
 
The laboratory test results released Friday (9/3) were negative. This means that the food is not proven to contain harmful ingredients or drugs.
 
What is interesting to observe is that it is not clear how severe and how many children are victims of this case. Some admitted that there were those who felt their throats were hoarse, and coughed. Others said they felt dizzy after consuming these foods. Has an investigation been carried out, and deepened, that the complaint was really caused by consuming pacifiers or hard candy?
 
What is rather odd is the confession of a trader, that he has been selling the product which is rumored to contain the drug for about 10 years. If indeed this food is dangerous, the impact should have been known long ago. Why is it just getting excited now?
 
We appreciate the preventive efforts of officers, who anticipate and prevent early. However, officers should pay close attention to reports or information received accurately. Do not just carry out raids, without the support of evidence and facts that can be accounted for.
 
They should consider various aspects. Hasn't the result of the raids and the spread of inaccurate information caused huge and fatal losses?
 
The results of this laboratory all became clear. That food is legal, and harmless. Relevant parties must immediately clarify. And it is appropriate to apologize to the traders and the aggrieved parties, who have suffered financial losses due to the emergence of this case.
 
Not only that, the police must investigate the spread of the issue. Who and what is behind the issue?