PENGEMBANGAN SISTEMKEAMANAN PANGAN TERPADU DALAM MEWUJUDKAN EFEKTIVITAS IMPLEMENTASI IZIN EDAR PRODUK PANGAN INDUSTRI RUMAH TANGGA (PIRT)

Abstract

Health law definitely states that food and beverages can only be distributed in public upon issuance of a
distribution permit. Hence, prior to being permitted the food and beverages are not allowed to be
distributed in public. On the other hand, in line with the development of society, the rapid distribution of
processed food (food and beverages), especially those produced as home industries, with or without
packaging, has caused much concerns due to violation of the distribution permit and contamination of the
products with its associated health risks in the short, medium, and long term. The present research
proposed three basic questions. Firstly, how did the implementation of a distribution permit of food and
beverages promote food safety in Semarang. Secondly, what factors if any, discourage the implementation
of a distribution permit of food and beverages to promote the food safety. Normative and empirical legal
research method has been employed for this research, using both primary and secondary data. The
primary data were collected in the field; whereas the secondary data came from primary, secondary, and
tertiary legal establishments, respectively. Results of this study showed that implementation of a
distribution permit of food and beverages produced by home industries are in general the responsibility
of the Office of Health in the City or Regency, with the issuance of Induction Certificates and Home
Industry Products Certificates. These certificates are officially legal permits as a guarantee that the food
and beverages produced by home industries are safe; and as a protection against food additives that
could be detrimental to health. The implementation is basically a persuasive action under the assumption
of human dignity rather than tough and normative legal procedures. Obstacles to the implementation
included factors such as economic condition, inadequate knowledge of both consumers and producers,
as well as the weak legal measures on food safety. A number of factors were found to affect the food
safety in Indonesia, i.e. food system, culture, food chain, environment, nutrition and epidemiology. It was
suggested that education for consumers to raise awareness of food safety was of prime importance.
Consumers should be made aware and fully understand the food safety system and its associated health
risks due to insecure food safety.
Keywords : distribution permit of food and beverages, food safety, food system.