The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) stated that it is drafting regulations to govern bloggers who review food, drugs, and cosmetics, in response to conflicts among beauty bloggers that have drawn the attention of the Ninth Commission of the House of Representatives. The head of BPOM said that review bloggers will be prohibited from publishing their evaluation results because they are not authorized institutions, and such actions constitute arbitrary judgments. If the review is conducted solely for oneself or one's own community, it is allowed, but the results must not be published; only BPOM has the authority to release such information. They are currently preparing academic justifications as the basis for the regulations, after which public hearings will be held and coordination with existing regulations, including health-related laws and presidential directives, will be carried out. Previously, BPOM had summoned beauty bloggers for mediation. The head of BPOM expressed understanding of the bloggers' good intentions in inspecting and reviewing cosmetics to warn the public, but acting independently could lead to other problems, such as lawsuits from the reviewed parties if they do not accept the results. Meanwhile, BPOM will also organize events to support innovation in the food and drug sectors and take breakthrough measures to improve the quality of small and medium food processing enterprises.
The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) stated that it is drafting regulations to govern bloggers who review food, drugs, and cosmetics, in response to conflicts among beauty bloggers that have drawn the attention of the Ninth Commission of the House of Representatives. The head of BPOM said that review bloggers will be prohibited from publishing their evaluation results because they are not authorized institutions, and such actions constitute arbitrary judgments. If the review is conducted solely for oneself or one's own community, it is allowed, but the results must not be published; only BPOM has the authority to release such information. They are currently preparing academic justifications as the basis for the regulations, after which public hearings will be held and coordination with existing regulations, including health-related laws and presidential directives, will be carried out. Previously, BPOM had summoned beauty bloggers for mediation. The head of BPOM expressed understanding of the bloggers' good intentions in inspecting and reviewing cosmetics to warn the public, but acting independently could lead to other problems, such as lawsuits from the reviewed parties if they do not accept the results. Meanwhile, BPOM will also organize events to support innovation in the food and drug sectors and take breakthrough measures to improve the quality of small and medium food processing enterprises.