Government Says No More Bulk Cooking Oil

As part of efforts to strengthen consumer protection in the retail sector, the Minister of Trade (“Minister”) recently issued Regulation No. 80/M-DAG/PER/10/2014 on Mandatory Packaging for Cooking Oil (“2014 Regulation”).

In essence, the 2014 Regulation prohibits the sale of bulk cooking oil (minyak goreng curah) by requiring producers and sellers of cooking oil to affix a brand on their cooking oil products, as well as packaging their cooking oil based on standard packing requirements. To assist small-medium producers and sellers to comply with these requirements, the 2014 Regulation provides guidelines on using the government-owned trademark and packaging standard for cooking oil called “MIYAKITA”.