The circulation of candy allegedly containing hazardous materials for children was raided by Pol PP along with other teams in 14 sub-districts in Surabaya, Tuesday (7/3/2017).

A joint team consisting of Satpol PP, Puskesmas officers, Polsek and Koramil raided the stalls of hawker and snack vendors looking for the candy.

Quoted from Suarasurabaya.net, Irvan Widyanto, the Head of the Civil Service Police Unit (Kasatpol PP) of Surabaya City said that from the findings of candy snacks sold by food vendors near an elementary school in the Peneleh area, the packaging was confirmed to have a distribution permit.

"Of the 3 types of candy that were raided (Hard candy, bottled candy in teat bottles and candy in the shape of a sheep) each package was equipped with a distribution permit, but it was suspected that the distribution permit was fake," said Irvan Widyanto to reporters who met him.

From the findings in the field, the packaging of candy snacks in teat bottles is equipped with a distribution permit ML 224409003077. The writings contained in the distribution permit indicate the type of food from abroad and produced by Xiamen Yang Wan Foodstuff, China.

As for the candy snacks with the brand of Hard Candy, and the Penguin brand, imported by PT. Petrona Inti Chemindo, West Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, with a distribution permit valid until 19-08-2018.

Irvan added that the security for the hundreds of candy snacks will then be handed over to the Surabaya City Health Office (Dinkes) for laboratory testing at the Surabaya POM Center.

"We want to know the content of hazardous materials in it. It will take approximately 1 week. Furthermore, the raids and security that we have started on Monday (6/3/2017) will be continued to 31 sub-districts throughout Surabaya," said Irvan Widyanto.

Meanwhile, hazil security around 5 merchant stalls and 1 wholesaler of children's snacks in Wonokromo District, Tuesday (7/3/2017) found 340 bottles of candy with the brand "Permen Keras" which are included in the category that must be secured.(ss/j1)