National Agency of Drug and Food Control of Republic of Indonesia


The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority or Indonesian FDA or Badan POM is a government agency of Indonesia, BPOM is responsible for protecting public health through the control and supervision of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food safety, traditional medicine and cosmetics. Task and purposes of this agency is similar to USFDA.

Task and Function

Task

Based on Article 68 of Presidential Decree No. 103 in 2001, Indonesian FDA has the following functions:
Based on Article 3 of Regulation Head of Indonesian FDA No. 14 In 2014, Indonesian FDA Technical Implementation Unit has the following functions:
  1. Drafting Food and Drug control plans and programs.
  2. Implementing laboratory examination, testing and assessing quality of therapeutic products, narcotics, psychotropic, addictive substances, traditional medicines, cosmetics, complementary products, food and hazardous substances.
  3. Implementing laboratory examination, testing and assessment of the microbiological quality of the product.
  4. Implementing local inspection, sampling and inspecting production facilities and distribution.
  5. Investigating crime cases in the field of Food and Drug control.
  6. Implementing certification of products, production and distribution facilities imposed by the Head of Indonesian FDA
  7. Implementing consumer information services.
  8. Evaluating and drafting Food and Drug testing report.
  9. Implementing administrative affairs.
  10. Implementing other duties in the respective field, set by the Head of Indonesian FDA.