Jakarta (MidLand) – The Indonesian Muslim Consumers Foundation (YKMI) and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) have asked the public not to fall for hoaxes regarding the issue of bromate in bottled drinking water (AMDK).
“We appeal to parties with bad intentions to stop actions that disturb Indonesian consumers,” YKMI President Ahmad Himawan said in a press release received on Sunday.
It is known that information has been circulating from TikTok content creators showing claims about bromate lab test results for a variety of AMDK attacking one of the brands. Bromate levels in Le Minerale are said to exceed safe limits and far exceed Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) regulations.
The Ministry of Communications and Information labeled the content a “hoax” and firmly stated that the information and data released do not refer to a clear source and therefore its veracity cannot be confirmed.
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Based on the official Centro Industriale Argo (BBIA) test results, it was stated that the bromate content in Le Minerale was only 0.4 PPB, far below the threshold.
Bromate is a byproduct that forms when drinking water is disinfected through the ozonation process. The permissible safe limit according to WHO is 10 ppb (parts per billion) or 10 micrograms per liter.
The BPOM stated that the levels of bromate contained in all AMDK in Indonesia, including Le Minerale, met safety requirements, not exceeding the threshold of danger to the body.
According to Himawan, the dissemination of inaccurate information could not only mislead consumers, but would also constitute serial defamation which could damage the good name of Le Minerale.
Regarding the hoax news that hit Le Minerale, Ahmad said that if there are things related to the contents of a food or drink, they should be returned to the official authority, namely the BPOM.
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“There, those who have the right to provide information about health products and so on, do not easily trust influencers who are not in their field,” he said.
MUI Deputy Secretary KH Ikhsan Abdulillah appealed to the public to avoid hoax news so that it is not misleading.
“I call on Muslims and all of us to avoid getting trapped in hoax issues. We should resolve these issues by checking and rechecking. We rely on sources who have authority, are competent and valid in accordance with MUI Fatwa number 24 of 2017,” He he said .
Deputy director of the MUI Sharia Business Incubation Center (Pinbas), Darmawan Wijaya, added that products entering Indonesian territory are checked by relevant institutions, one of which is BPOM.
“Products that have passed the BPOM will definitely be 100% consumed. So influencers should not spread news contrary to that authority,” he concluded.
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Reporter: Fathur Rochman
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