The Minister of Trade has issued Regulation No. 47 of 2018, which amends Regulation of the Minister No. 20/M-DAG/PER/4/2014 on the Control and Oversight of the Procurement, Distribution and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages for a fourth time.

The National Agency of Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 1 of 2018 on the Supervision of Processed Foods for Special Nutritional Needs, which sets out primary guidelines for the production and circulation of processed foods which are intended to meet special nutritional needs.

The National Agency for Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 27 of 2017 on the Registration of Processed Foods in order to accommodate new developments within the food industry , as well as to update several provisions which were previously regulated under BPOM Regulation No. 12 of 2016.

The Ministry of Health recently issued Regulation No. 56 of 2017, which amends Ministry Regulation No. 28 of 2013 on the Affixation of Health Warnings and Information to Tobacco-Product Packaging.

With the ultimate objective of increasing the supervision of the distribution of food and drugs, the National Agency for Drug and Food Control (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan - ?BPOM?) has introduced new types of import certificates through the issuance of Regulation No. 30 of 2017 on the Supervision of Imports of Drugs and Foods into Indonesian Territory.

In order to adjust to current developments within the cosmetics industry, the Head of the National Agency of Drug and Food Control has issued Regulation No. 14 of 2017 on Guidelines for Product Information Documents

In order to implement Article 40 (4) of Law No. 44 of 2009 on Hospitals, as well as to improve the quality of hospital services, the Ministry of Health has issued Regulation No. 34 of 2017 on Hospital Accreditation. This new regulation repeals and replaces the now obsolete Ministry Regulation No. 12 of 2012 on the same matters and updates several provisions which pertain to the following areas: 1) Hospital accreditation; 2) The accreditation process; 3) Supervision; and 4) Transitional provisions.

The Head of the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has issued Regulation No. 4 of 2017 on the Supervision of Imports of Drugs and Food into Indonesia in order to expedite the customs-clearance and cargo-release processes when importing food and drugs under the Indonesian National Single Window framework. This regulation updates guidelines for said imports, which were previously regulated under Head of BPOM Regulation No. 12 of 2o15 on the Supervision of Imports of Drugs and Food into Indonesia (as amended by Head of BPOM Regulation No. 25 of 2016). In general, the new guidelines address the following areas: (1) Import requirements; (2) Procedures and costs for the securing of import approval; (3) Mandatory documentation; and (4) Re-importation.

In a bid to improve both the safety and quality of infant formula, toddler formula, growth formula and commercial sterilized foods, the Head of the National Agency for Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has issued Regulation No. 2 of 2017 on the Implementation of Risk-Management Programs for Food Safety Within the Food Industry. This new regulation replaces and repeals the previous framework, which was enforced through Head of BPOM Regulation No. 14 of 2015, which did not require producers of commercial sterilized foods to also implement risk-management programs.

With an eye to offering better protection against false and misleading information on food products, the government is currently discussing the Draft Government Regulation on Food Labeling and Advertising. The Draft Regulation primarily addresses provisions which relate to standards, required information and prohibitions for food labeling and advertising. In addition, the Draft Regulation also sets out a number of provisions which relate to the monitoring of food labeling and advertising, as well as procedures for the imposition of sanctions and public participation in order to increase general awareness of these issues.