Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2022 concerning Food Safety Control of Radioactive Contaminant on the Importation of Fresh Food of Animal Origin and Fresh Food of Plant Origin into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia

Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia Number 12 of 2022 concerning Food Safety Control of Radioactive Contaminant on the Importation of Fresh Food of Animal Origin and Fresh Food of Plant Origin into the territory of Indonesia has objectives to protect the public and to prevent the public from consuming fresh food of animal origin and fresh food of plant origin that are contaminated by radioactive contaminants.Import Requirements1.    Importation of Fresh Food of Animal Origin (FFAO) and/or Fresh Food of Plant Origin (FFPO) from an area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status must be accompanied by a non-radioactivity certificate;2.    Information on the area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status can be obtained from:a)      the competent authority in the country with nuclear or radiological emergency status; and/orb)      international competent agency;3.    Non-radioactivity certificate can be in the form of:a)      a statement letter issued by the competent authority in the country of origin; orb)      certificate of analysis issued by an accredited laboratory in the country of origin;4.    Non-radioactivity certificate in the form of a statement letter (3a) must include a statement that declares the FFAO and/or FFPO is/are not contaminated by radioactive contaminants above the regulatory maximum limit;5.    Non-radioactivity certificate in the form of a certificate of analysis (3b) must include the testing result of radioactive contaminants in FFAO and/or FFPO which does/do not exceed the regulatory maximum limit;6.    The type of FFAO and/or FFPO, radioactive contaminants, and the regulatory maximum limit are as follows:No.       Type of FFAO/FFPO       The maximum limits of radioactive contaminants (Bq/kg)                                                         I – 131                           Cs-1371.    Milk and dairy products                100                                1502.    Fresh fruits and vegetables         1,000                               5003.    Meat and meat products                 -                                  5004.    Grains, including Maize                    -                                  500       and Barley5.    Other foods                                    -                                  500Import Control 1.     Food safety control on the importation of FFAO and/or FFPO from an area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status is conducted integrated with the quarantine measures;2.     The Quarantine Officer at the entry point carries out the administrative (document) inspection at the border;3.     If based on the document inspection:a)      the FFAO and/or FFPO is/are from an area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status and accompanied by the non-radioactivity certificate, quarantine measures and food safety control are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the regulatory legislation; orb)      the FFAO and/or FFPO is/are from an area or a country with nuclear or radiological emergency status and is/are not accompanied by the non-radioactivity certificate, a sampling and laboratory testing for radioactive contaminants are conducted;4.     The sample of FFAO and/or FFPO is tested by a testing laboratory accredited for radioactive contaminants testing. During the process of testing, the consignment is under the authority of the Quarantine Officer;5.     In case of the testing result showed:a)      the radioactive contaminant exceeds the maximum limit, the consignment is rejected; orb)      the radioactive contaminant is equal to or below the maximum limit, quarantine measures and food safety control are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the regulatory legislation.Surveillance1.    Surveillance is carried out to determine the compliance of the country of origin in fulfilling the requirement of the regulatory maximum limit by considering:a)      the track record of compliance;b)      the type and the nature of FFAO and/or FFPO;c)                the frequency and volume of import; and/ord)      information of non-compliance from other countries;2.    Surveillance is conducted by sampling and laboratory testing by the agricultural quarantine service office as assigned by the Director General of the Agricultural Quarantine Agency;3.    In case of the testing result showed the radioactive contaminant exceeds the maximum limit, the consignment is rejected. Sampling and testing are automatically applied to the next consignment from the same origin country of rejected consignment.CostAll costs incurred because of the laboratory testing must be borne by the owner of FFAO and/or FFPO.Notification of Non-ComplianceFor any non-compliance with the import requirement, the head of the agricultural quarantine service office shall convey a notification of non-compliance to the food safety competent authority of FFAO and/or FFPO in the origin country with a copy to the Director General of the Agricultural Quarantine Agency.