Jakarta –

Minister of Commerce (Mendag) Budi Santoso indicated that there had been the usage of refined crystal sugar (GKR) as uncooked materials for the manufacturing of white crystal sugar (GKP). That is considered the reason for why GKP is to the market, in order that farmers’ sugar doesn’t promote.

The GKR is a sugar meant for the meals and beverage business, not for public consumption. Whereas the GKP meant for public consumption.

“The GKP produced by the GKP processing business and is indicated by GKR customary. Allegedly one of many components inflicting the low (absorption) of farmers’ sugar,” wrote in a Budi presentation in a gathering with the Home of Representatives Fee VI, on the Indonesian Parliament Constructing, Jakarta, Monday (9/29/2025).

His occasion by means of the Job Power (Job Power) of the Nationwide Police Meals has additionally discovered indications of violations dedicated by varied sugar manufacturers. The findings of the Meals Job Power there are six manufacturers from 30 manufacturers examined within the laboratory turned out to include GKR.

“This outcome has been examined to all sugar importer corporations and continues to be within the stage of investigation within the context of anticipating reflection sugar seepage,” stated Budi.

With the intention to overcome the GKR difficulty that’s seeping into the market as a result of it’s used as a uncooked materials for processing GKP, Budi is learning the principles for the usage of GKR as GKP uncooked materials.

“The Ministry of Commerce will full the examine to incorporate the norms of the GKR allotment as a uncooked materials for the GKP processing business as one of many Revised Revised Revised Regulation No 1 of 2019 Junto Quantity 17 of 2022. The Ministry of Commerce will coordinate with the Ministry of Pembatrian because the Establishment of Industrial Trustees within the context of strengthening rules,” he stated.

(there/RRD)