Risk management program implementation on low and medium-risk processed food manufacturers to enhance food safety control in Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract The Risk Management Program (RMP) on food safety is an Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (FDA) initiative to stimulate the self-regulatory control system of food manufacturers. The study was conducted to analyze the association between RMP in low and medium-risk processed food manufacturers through Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) implementation and food testing. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Indonesia through the Indonesian FDA food control in 2022-2023, involving 328 samples of low and medium-risk processed food from 7 food types and identified from a total of 131 manufacturers grouped by RMP implementation. Most of the manufacturers (95.1%) complied with GMP requirements. In line with this, the food test results showed that most of the samples (94.5%) met the standards, as well as the samples from RMP-implemented manufacturers (97.7%). Chi-square analysis revealed there was a significant association between GMP implementation and food test results (p-value<0.05), whereas the RMP implementation did not show a significant association with the food test results (p-value=0.314). Since the RMP was a prestige for manufacturers to gain the trust and recognition of the Indonesian FDA as a regulator in implementing a self-regulatory control system, low and medium-risk processed food manufacturers still implemented RMP.