Nutrition Information on Processed Food Labels: Peraturan BPOM 10/2026

The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has issued Peraturan BPOM 10/2026, setting out the rules for nutrition information on processed food labels. The regulation's official title is Peraturan BPOM No. 10 Tahun 2026 tentang Informasi Nilai Gizi pada Label Pangan Olahan (BPOM Regulation Number 10 of 2026 on Nutrition Information on Processed Food Labels). Across 39 articles, it standardizes what nutrition information must appear on labels, how the figures are derived, and which product categories are treated differently.

The regulation governs the nutrition facts panel, defined in Pasal 1 as Informasi Nilai Gizi (ING): a list of the nutrient and non-nutrient content of a processed food, as the product is sold, presented in a standardized format. Pasal 1 also fixes the supporting vocabulary that the rest of the regulation relies on, including the serving size (Takaran Saji, the amount of a processed food reasonably consumed in one sitting), the nutrition label reference (Acuan Label Gizi, ALG), the recommended daily nutritional adequacy figures for the Indonesian population (AKG), claims (Klaim), tolerance limits for laboratory analysis results against declared values, and micro enterprises as defined in the micro, small, and medium enterprise legislation. The regulation likewise defines categories of foods for special dietary treatment, including infant formula for babies up to six months of age.

The disclosure core sits in Pasal 5. Its first paragraph lists seven items that must appear in the ING table: total energy, total fat, saturated fat, protein, total carbohydrate, total sugar, and salt. Under Pasal 5 paragraph (2), the salt figure is derived from laboratory analysis of sodium content, so producers cannot state salt directly without an analytical basis. Beyond the mandatory seven, Pasal 5 paragraph (3) permits the voluntary listing of additional nutrients that have been set in the ALG or in other legislation, and of non-nutrient bioactive components recognized under prevailing rules. Claims trigger further disclosure under Pasal 13: a product bearing a nutrition claim must also state the content of the nutrient claimed, and specific claim types expand the table further. A fatty acid content claim requires the label to state mono-unsaturated fatty acids, poly-unsaturated fatty acids, and cholesterol, while a cholesterol claim requires both unsaturated fatty acid figures, and products for which trans fat is a defining characteristic must state trans fatty acid content. Growth formula, complementary foods for breastfeeding infants (MP-ASI), and foods for special medical purposes (PKMK) are exempted from the fatty acid claim add-ons, and together with infant formula and follow-up formula these special categories follow the annexed requirements instead of the general rule in Pasal 12 paragraph (1).

For food producers, the regulation turns the nutrition panel from a formatting exercise into an evidence-based declaration: the mandatory seven items, the sodium-based salt figure, and the tolerance limits for analytical results each tie the printed label to laboratory testing of the product as sold. Marketing decisions also carry labeling consequences, since each claim placed on the front of a pack enlarges the disclosure owed in the ING table. The separate treatment of infant formula, follow-up formula, growth formula, MP-ASI, and PKMK keeps the specialized nutrition categories under their own annexed requirements, and the definition of micro enterprises signals differentiated treatment for the smallest producers.

Regulatory Context

The regulation forms part of BPOM's implementation of the food legislation's labeling mandate, replacing the format and thresholds that producers previously followed with a single standardized reference. Its combination of substantive duties and analytically verifiable declarations mirrors the structure of other 2026 administrative instruments that pair obligations with oversight machinery, as seen in the environmental supervision procedures and the accompanying administrative sanctions rules in the environmental sector. Processed food already in circulation will be tested against the new format as the regulation takes effect.

Read the full regulation in the CRPG Law Database.

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