“BPOM is in the process of conducting a review on EtO, including monitoring the latest developments related to international food safety regulations and standards, as well as carrying out sampling and testing to determine the level of exposure,” it explained.
BPOM also urges the public to report if they still find the said ice cream variants in the market, via the HALOBPOM contact center or the agency’s Consumer Complaints Service Unit (ULPK) across Indonesia.
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EtO is a pesticide that functions as a fumigant. The finding of EtO residues in food is an emerging issue that began with a notification by EURASFF in 2020. The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) as an international organization under WHO/FAO has not set the maximum limit for EtO residues which vary in each country. (rr)