“BPOM has applied their duties well. Moreover, medicines or foods with a brand that include a claim of benefits circulating in the community must be guaranteed its safety,” Heru Sasongko explained on Saturday (5/3/2022)

Further, he stated that one indicator that guarantees the safety of drugs and foods is registered in BPOM. However, Heru mentioned that some registered products could be faked. Therefore, the joint operation from BPOM is vital to be held to ensure the safety of products circulating in the community.

Safety Standard of Drug and Food Products

Heru stated that medicinal chemicals are often found in traditional medicines or illegal food products to bring a specific effect. However, he reminded the side effects of long-term usage that often become the root issues for human health. Concerning the paracetamol found in packaged coffee, Heru stated that the medicine is often used to reduce mild pain, flu, and fever, including headaches. Paracetamol could be purchased easily without a prescription from a doctor because it is an over-the-counter drug category. Another drug found by BPOM in packaged coffee products, Sildenafil, is a drug to treat impotence or erectile dysfunction in men.

“But Sildenafil has a dangerous effect on health (if mixed into packaged coffee). This mixture could cause seizures, chest pain, even pain from uncontrolled doses,” he explained.

Heru added that there are no beverages and coffee with Sildenafil that are allowed by BPOM because Sildenafil is a potent drug whose usage is supervised by a doctor.

“Sildenafil is only used for therapy purposes prescribed by doctors. The illegal usage of the drug in the form of any mixture has adverse risk on health,” Heru explained. Humas UNS

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The webinar was initiated as a means of discussion for MSMEs to obtain information on the types of products that need BPOM license, the process of BPOM licensing process and halal license from LPPOM MUI, and sharing experiences among the MSMEs.

UNS was represented by Dr. Ari Diana and Dr. Ir. Choiroel Anam as speakers who shared information on assistance to obtain halal certificate provided by HRCS LPPM UNS and product testing that could be provided by UNS Integrated Laboratory.

“The appearance of new businesses in the online and offline market (demands businesses) to build consumer’s trusts and image to be known by the community. A way that could be taken by the entrepreneur is registering for a certificate from official institutions such as BPOM and LPPOM MUI as a guarantee of product quality,” Dr. Muhammad Cahyadi, Chief PKM, stated in the webinar on Saturday (11/9/2021).

Dr. Agr. Sc. Ernoiz Antriyandarti was also attended to discuss steps in capital management, income and costs management, and tips and tricks in starting a business in the digital era. Besides, webinar, the team also provides intensive assistance for UNS partner MSME that produces frozen food (es gabus), the 90’s es gabus.

The assistance was provided in obtaining a halal certificate, video profile production for promotional materials, and product packaging design training conducted by Nidyah Widyamurti, S.Sn., M.Ikom., who emphasized the alignment between packaging design and company image and target market. The training also provided a recommendation for the product packaging model.

“We hope these activities could benefit, not only improving knowledge but also as applicable practices to develop and advance MSMEs business,” Dr. Cahyadi added. Humas UNS

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