Act No. 7 of 1996 on Food. Country/Territory Indonesia Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia of 1996, No. 99. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Framework law Right to food Food additives Food quality control/food safety Food security Consumer protection Institution Nutrition Packaging/labelling Processing/handling Standards International trade Meat Human rights Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The 14 Chapters of this basic food law cover the following areas: definitions and guiding principles, including the right to food and the importance of food quality in the development process (1); Food production and processing destined for trade are subjected to regulations on food safety (sanitation, additives, genetic engineering, packaging, contamination and quality assurance) (2); Food quality and nutrition (3); Food labelling and advertisement (4), including a special provision on the labelling and advertising of Halal meat (art. 34); Imports and exports are also subject to the Act (5); Liability of the food industry (6); The Government and the community shall be responsible for the promotion of food resilience and a national food reserve shall be determined periodically (7); The community is given the power to participate in the promotion of consumer protection (8); Government supervisory powers and administrative measures against violations (9); Criminal provisions (10). The remaining chapters deal with: delegation of powers to local Government (11); Emergency powers in case of food shortage (12); Continued application of pre-existing food regulations not contrary to the Act (13). Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by National Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition 2011–2015. Legislation | Indonesia | 2011 Keyword: Food security, Disasters, Climate change, Rural employment, Nutrition, Public health, Food quality control/food safety, Risk assessment/management, Policy/planning, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Government Regulation No. 68/2002 on Food Security. Legislation | Indonesia | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food security, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Government Regulation No. 28/2004 on security, quality and nutrition of food. Legislation | Indonesia | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition, Food additives, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Consumer protection, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Radiation, Standards, Transport/storage, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Presidential Decree No. 118 of 1999 relative to the Food Resilience Monitoring Team. Legislation | Indonesia | 1998 Keyword: Food security, Institution, Policy/planning, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Government Regulation No. 69 of 1999 Re Foods Labels and Advertisements. Legislation | Indonesia | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Fraud, Treated food Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Law on Food (No. 18 of 2012). Legislation | Indonesia | 2012 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Agricultural land, Farming, Financial agricultural measures, Aquaculture, Marine fisheries, Framework law, Food quality control/food safety, Food security, Consumer protection, Institution, Nutrition, Packaging/labelling, Processing/handling, Standards, Meat, Right to food, Food sovereignty, MRL-maximum residue limit, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX