Food and Drug Authority

Food and Drug Authority
Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan
BPOM
Logo of Badan POM
Agency overview
Formed1936 (1936)
Preceding agency
  • Directorate General of Drug and Food Control of Ministry of Health
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJl. Percetakan Negara No.23, Central Jakarta 10520, Indonesia
Agency executive
  • Penny Lukito, Head of BPOM
Websitewww.pom.go.id

The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM, Indonesian: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, lit. 'Food and Drug Supervisory Agency'), is a government agency of Indonesia responsible for protecting public health through the control and supervision of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medication), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food safety, traditional medicine and cosmetics. The task and purposes of this agency is similar to the USFDA.

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