Amran Reveals 3 Violations in 25 Counterfeit Fortified Rice Brands, What Are They?

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - National Food Agency (Bapanas) Head and Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman revealed three types of violations found in 25 problematic fortified rice brands.

The government uncovered these findings through monitoring and sample testing in several official laboratories.

"Based on the supervision results and laboratory tests conducted by Bapanas, there are three types of violations, namely administrative non-compliance, nutritional value discrepancies, and rice quality issues," Amran said, as quoted from Antara on Saturday (19/9/2026).

Amran explained that the first violation relates to administrative discrepancies. These include counterfeit distribution permits, expired permits, and inconsistencies between the distribution permit certificates and the labels in circulation.

Additionally, excessive or overclaim labeling was found on the fortified rice packaging.

"There are also overclaims on the packaging labels," he clarified.

The second violation concerned nutritional value inconsistencies. Laboratory tests revealed that the 25 brands of fortified rice lacked the nutritional content claimed on their labels.

Thus, the vitamin and mineral content in the tested products did not match the information displayed on the packaging.

Bapanas collaborated with four laboratories to conduct the sample analyses: Saraswanti Indo Genetech, Eurofins Angler Biochemlab, IPB Integrated Laboratory in Bogor, and the Agricultural Research and Development Center (BRMP) under the Ministry of Agriculture.

The third violation involved discrepancies in rice quality. Tests found products marketed as premium rice actually fell into the medium or even submedium quality categories.

Fortified rice sold up to Rp57,600 per kg

Amran stated that the 25 problematic fortified rice brands were sold at prices ranging from Rp19,270 to Rp57,600 per kilogram.

These products also claimed added vitamin and mineral content. However, laboratory testing showed the results did not align with the claims on the labels.

"Don’t make exorbitant profits off the suffering of the people. For example, recently there was fortified rice making Rp40,000 profit per kilogram. This is wrong and it’s not even fortified rice. It’s fake and sold at high prices," Amran emphasized.

He said the findings on these 25 problematic fortified rice brands have been directly communicated to the Indonesian National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

According to Amran, rice is a staple for the general population, so the issue needs to be handled seriously.