The BBSPJIA needs to contribute to mitigating food security (problems)Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Center for Agro-Based Industry Standardization and Services (BBSPJIA), under the Industry Ministry, has a huge role to play in contributing to the mitigation of food security problems and supporting the country's manufacturing sector.
"The BBSPJIA needs to contribute to mitigating food security (problems)," Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita remarked while inspecting the flour testing process at BBSPJIA's commodities laboratory in Bogor, as quoted from his statement here on Friday.
The agro-industry subsector, which encompasses the F&B industry, is one of the largest contributors to the GDP from manufacturing, the minister highlighted.
"In future, the geopolitical impacts of the Russo-Ukrainian (war) and also in other regions will pose challenges for the industrial sector. Hence, it is important to prepare BBSPJIA to be able to support the growth of the agro-based industry in Indonesia," Kartasasmita noted.
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To provide better service, the BBSPJIA is also supported by complete instruments, such as Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry (LC MS / MS) and Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC MS / MS) that are essential to support halal testing and mycotoxin testing.
"Food testing is a top service at BBSPJIA, with the support of seven laboratories, 195 commodities, and more than 300 parameters," BBSPJIA Head Siti Rohmah Siregar remarked.
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To increase its competence, the BBSPJIA has established domestic and international cooperation, one of them being part of the ARISE Plus, economic cooperation between Indonesia and the European Union.
Since 2018, the BBSPJIA has also been designated as the Indonesian Food Testing Reference Laboratory (LRPPI) for the scope of parameters for heavy metal contamination and mycotoxins on food raw materials and ingredients.
"BBSPJIA is also preparing to support the implementation of 'Making Indonesia 4.0', especially for the food and beverage industry, which is one of the seven priority industries," Siregar pointed out.
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