1. This document summarizes Indonesia's regulations on nutrition labeling and claims. It outlines the key laws and regulations governing nutrition labeling, types of claims, and claim evaluation procedures. 2. Nutrition labeling is mandatory for fortified foods and foods with nutrition/health claims, and voluntary for other foods. It must include information like serving size, calories, and nutrient amounts. Tolerance levels require nutrient analyses to be within certain ranges of labeled values. 3. Regulations cover nutrition claims, health claims, and glycemic index claims. A claim evaluation committee assesses safety and benefits. Claims must support nutrition policy, not encourage overconsumption or disparage diet. Disease risk reduction claims and claims on babies'/young

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Nutrition Labeling and Claims:
Regulatory Updates in Indonesia
Siti Maemunah
NATIONAL AGENCY OF DRUG AND FOOD CONTROL
August, 2015

2. 1. Regulation
2. Nutrition
Labeling
3. Types of
Claim
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3. 1. Regulation
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3. Govermen
Advertising
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4. 1. Law Number 36/2009 on Health
2. Law Number 18/2012 on Food
3. Goverment Regulation Number 69/1999 on Label and
Advertising
4. Government Regulation Number 28/2004 on Safety, Quality,
Nutrition of Food
5. Minister of Health Regulation No. 30/2013 on Inclusion of the
Information Content of Sugar, Salt, and Fat and Health
Information to Processed Food and Fast Food
6. Head of NADFC Regulation No: HK.03.1.23.11.11.09605
(2011) on Amendment to Head of NADFC Decree No:
HK.00.06.51.0475 on Guidelines on Nutrition Information
Uses on Food Label
7. Head of NADFC Decree Number HK. 03.1.23.11.11.09999
(2011) on The Control of Claim on Processed Food Labelling
and Advertisement
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Regulations

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2. Nutrition
Labeling

6. Mandatory for :
Fortified food; or
Food with nutrition and/or
health claim.
Nutrition Labeling
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Voluntary for other foods

7. Protein
Mandatory
information
& nutrients
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NUTRITION FACT
Serving size ……. (URT) ......... (g/ml)
Amount of Serving per Container : …….
AMOUNT OF SERVING
Total Energy … kcal Energy from Fat ... kcal
Energy from Saturated Fat ... kcal
% NRV *
Total Fat …. g …….. %
Saturated Fat …. g ……… %
Mono Unsaturated Fat …. g
Poly Unsaturated Fat …. g
Trans Fat …. g
Cholesterol …. mg …….. %
Protein …. g …….. %
Total Carbohydrate …. g …….. %
Dietary Fiber …. g …….. %
Soluble Dietary Fiber …. g
Insoluble Dietary Fiber …. g
Sugar …. g
Alcohol Sugar …. g
Other Carbohydrate …. g
Sodium .…. mg …….. %
Potassium . ... mg . ..….. %
Vitamin A …….. %
Vitamin C …….. %
Other Vitamin …….. %
Calcium …….. %
Fe …….. %
Other Mineral …….. %
* Percent NRV based on energy requirement of 2000 kcal. Your
energy requirement may be more high or more low.
Serving
size
Servings
per
package
Footnote
Total energy
Sodium
Total
carbohydrate
Total
fat

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Tolerance Level
To ensure consumer get
information assurance of
nutrition facts in accordance
with the requirements of
quality and nutrition.
Information on the
nutrition facts of the food
label must be proved by
the results of nutrient
analysis.

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Tolerance Level
Requirements
Results of nutrient
analysis ≥ 100%
with Nutrition Facts
Results of nutrient
analysis must meet
the requirements
maximum and /or
minimum
Results of nutrient
analysis ≥ 80% with
Nutrition Facts.
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For all foods:
energy, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, trans fatty acid, sugar
and sodium ‡ not more than 120% from value listed on the
nutrition fact
A. Fortified food or
food with nutrition
and or health
claim
B. Food product
that have
maximum and or
minimum limit
C. Food product
with Nutrition Facts
except in point A
and B

10. Mandatory with Specific
Requirement ‡ related to amount,
mandatory fortification or claims
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NUTRITION FACT
Serving size ……. (URT) ......... (g/ml)
Amount of Serving per Container : …….
AMOUNT OF SERVING
Total Energy … kcal Energy from Fat ... kcal
Energy from Saturated Fat ... kcal
% NRV *
Total Fat …. g …….. %
Saturated Fat …. g ……… %
Mono Unsaturated Fat …. g
Poly Unsaturated Fat …. g
Trans Fat …. g
Cholesterol …. mg …….. %
Protein …. g …….. %
Total Carbohydrate …. g …….. %
Dietary Fiber …. g …….. %
Soluble Dietary Fiber …. g
Insoluble Dietary Fiber …. g
Sugar …. g
Alcohol Sugar …. g
Other Carbohydrate …. g
Sodium .…. mg …….. %
Potassium . ... mg . ..….. %
Vitamin A …….. %
Vitamin C …….. %
Other Vitamin …….. %
Calcium …….. %
Fe …….. %
Other Mineral …….. %
* Percent NRV based on energy requirement of 2000 kcal. Your
energy requirement may be more high or more low.
ÿ Energy from Fat
ÿ Saturated Fat
ÿ Trans Fat
ÿ Cholesterol
ÿ Dietary Fiber
ÿ Sugar
ÿ Vitamin A
ÿ Vitamin C
ÿ Calcium
ÿ Iron
ÿ Other nutrients that
added/fortified
accordance with the
regulations
ÿ Other nutrients with
claim on the label

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3. Types of
Claim

12. Types of Claims regulated
Nutrition
Claim
Health
Claim
Glycemic
Index
Claim
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Nutrition and Health Claims
Nutrition Claims Health Claims
Nutrient Content
Claim
Nutrient Comparative
Claim
Nutrient Function
Claim
Other Functional
Claim
Reduction of Disease
Risk ClaimFunctional Food

14. Nutrition and Health Claims
CLAIM is any representation which
states, suggests or implies that a
food has particular characteristics
relating to its origin, nutritional
properties, nature, production,
processing, composition or any
other quality.
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15. any representation which states,
suggests or implies that a food has
particular nutritional properties including
but not limited to the energy value and
to the content of protein, fat and
carbohydrates, as well as the content of
vitamins and minerals.
The following do not constitute
nutrition claims:
(a) the mention of substances in the
list of ingredients;
(b) the mention of nutrients as a
mandatory part of nutrition labeling;
(c) quantitative or qualitative
declaration of certain nutrients or
ingredients on the label if required by
national legislation.15
Nutrition Claims
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any representation that states, suggests, or implies that a
relationship exists between a food or a constituent of that food and
health
• a nutrition claim that
describes the physiological
role of the nutrient in growth,
development and normal
functions of the body.
• Example: “Calcium
necessary in the
development of bone and
teeth”
Other Function Claims

18. Approved components :
1. Dietary Fiber
2. Phytostanol and Phytosterol
1. Folic Acid
2. Calcium
3. Sugar Alcohol (polyol)
4. Peptide and certain Protein (soy)
5. Isoflavon (soy)
6. Dietary Fiber
7. Phytostanol and Phytosterol
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other function claim
reduction of disease
risk claim

19. Other requirements
Claim that are allowed as stated in the
Regulation of BPOM ‡ others should
be evaluated case by case
Warning should be declared, if any.
Claims used for advertising should be
in line with the approved label
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} consistent with national nutrition policy and
support that policy
} truthful and non-misleading
} not encourage excessive consumption of any
food or disparages good dietary practice
} not related with curative and preventive disease
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22. a group of experts established by the
Head of the Agency to conduct the safety
and benefits assessment.
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consists of representatives from health
profession association with variety background
such as Nutritionist, Chemist, Pediatrician,
Internist, Food Technology, Pharmacologyst,
Phytochemist, etc.

23. Glycemic Index :
} Value which reflects the rate of
increase in blood glucose levels after
eating food containing carbohydrates.
} The higher the GI, the higher the
blood glucose levels after food is
consumed
} Rise in blood glucose levels
determined by the amount of
carbohydrates consumed (glycemic
load).
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24. Low
< 55
Intermediate
55 - 70
High
> 70
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Requirement
must contain available carbohydrates
at least 40 grams per serving, not
including dietary fiber

25. It is prohibited to:
• put claims on processed
foods intended for babies
• put other functions claim
and disease reduction
claim for processed foods
that are intended for
children age 1 – 3 years
old
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Prohibition

26. • The health claim should not be include a statement that
the food consumption meet the needs of all essential
nutrients
• Made used of consumer fears
• The health claim should not be made if it encourages or
condones excessive consumption of any food or disparages
good dietary practice
• The health claim should not illustrates that a nutrient or
other component can prevent, treat or cure disease
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Prohibition

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