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GAPMMI: EXPORTS HURT BY STANDARDIZATION
Jakarta, July 4 (ANTARA) - Exports of Indonesian small and medium businesses have been hurt by the introduction of high standards in the market, both domestic and overseas.
"Exports of small and medium businesses which are part of food and beverage production in the second semester will not as yet improve because of the introduction of high standards," chairman of the Association of Food and Beverage Producers (GAPMMI), Thomas Darmawan, said here on Saturday.
He said fruit juice and wafer products exported to China some time ago had to be destroyed as a result of tight standardization in that country.
He said exporting the products was also costly because of various regulations that had to be met such as from a quarantine agency, the drugs and food control agency (BPOM) and for halal certification from the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI).
"At least 200 containers of food and beverage products were held up at Tanjung Priok port because they had no halal certification," he said.
Therefore, he called on the government to synergize standardization and intensify familiarization among food and beverage producers so that they knew the standards that were often changed.
"Tight standardization affects production and because of that the price of the products will relatively be higher and affect the buying power of customers," he said.
Regarding the value of the country's exports of food and beverages, Thomas said in 2008 they reached US$2.99 billion and only around US$760 million was from small and medium businesses.
"We cannot as yet be able to make an inventory of data and the value of exports for the first semester this year but it seems they are not yet improving. Certainly it will affect exports in the second semester, which are expected to drop," he said.***
"Exports of small and medium businesses which are part of food and beverage production in the second semester will not as yet improve because of the introduction of high standards," chairman of the Association of Food and Beverage Producers (GAPMMI), Thomas Darmawan, said here on Saturday.
He said fruit juice and wafer products exported to China some time ago had to be destroyed as a result of tight standardization in that country.
He said exporting the products was also costly because of various regulations that had to be met such as from a quarantine agency, the drugs and food control agency (BPOM) and for halal certification from the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI).
"At least 200 containers of food and beverage products were held up at Tanjung Priok port because they had no halal certification," he said.
Therefore, he called on the government to synergize standardization and intensify familiarization among food and beverage producers so that they knew the standards that were often changed.
"Tight standardization affects production and because of that the price of the products will relatively be higher and affect the buying power of customers," he said.
Regarding the value of the country's exports of food and beverages, Thomas said in 2008 they reached US$2.99 billion and only around US$760 million was from small and medium businesses.
"We cannot as yet be able to make an inventory of data and the value of exports for the first semester this year but it seems they are not yet improving. Certainly it will affect exports in the second semester, which are expected to drop," he said.***
