Jakarta, Oct. 14 -- The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) reaffirmed Indonesia's commitment to ensuring the safety of its export commodities following reports of radioactive Cesium-137 (Cs-137) traces found in shrimp and clove products shipped to the United States.

BPOM Head Taruna Ikrar said Indonesia would provide a science-based explanation to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to demonstrate that all handling measures are carried out professionally and transparently.

"BPOM will assure through technical guidance that we are taking this issue very seriously," Taruna stated after opening The 16th Annual Meeting of the WHO-International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicine (WHO-IRCH) Network 2025 in Jakarta on Tuesd...