Jakarta, April 15 -- National Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has confirmed that the Nutri-level or nutritional labeling will be implemented on beverage products at the initial phase, before being gradually expanded to other product categories.

"Based on public testing data and our observations, most excess sugar and fat intake comes from sweetened beverages," Head of BPOM Taruna Ikrar said here on Tuesday.

Due to the significant amount of food business in Indonesia at approximately 1.7 million, the policy is introduced in stages, Ikrar remarked.

During the grace period, the institution will also promote the policy by providing "healthy food" designation as a reward for business players who comply with the regulations, which would attra...