inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Ombudsman member Yeka Hendra Fatika said that food import management requires supervision and law enforcement.

Yeka noted that in the last few months, the Ombudsman has received public reports regarding alleged maladministration in the management of imports of several food commodities.

"The Ombudsman looks at the management or system. If the system has problems every year then there is something wrong with the management," said Yeka when confirmed in Jakarta, Thursday (5/22/2025).

Therefore, he emphasized that improving the management of food-related commodity imports requires attention from all parties in order to prevent potential maladministration, protect the sustainability of business actors, and protect the community's affordability of food.

The commodities that are most frequently complained about are related to horticulture (garlic and onions), poultry seeds (Grand Parent Stock/GPS), meat products or carcasses of Ruminant animals (cows, buffaloes, and sheep), edible offal or consumable products from cows, and live cattle.

In order to prevent maladministration in the management of food imports, the Ombudsman has invited related parties to a coordination meeting in Jakarta, Friday (5/23/2025).

The parties in question include the Coordinating Ministry for Food, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Vice Attorney General for Special Crimes of the Attorney General's Office (Jampidsus Kejagung), and the Indonesian National Police (INP) Food Task Force.

Yeka hopes that through the meeting, the parties can improve coordination and collaboration.

"We are open if there is a special discussion related to this. We collaborate and the Ombudsman can focus more on prevention," he said.

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