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Residents of Banyumas Regency, Central Java, were surprised by the discovery of red chili peppers circulating in various markets. The Banyumas Regency Government (Pemkab) and the Food and Drug Supervision Workshop (POM) until the police intervene. How is the latest update on this case?
Traders first noticed the red painted chili peppers at Wage Purwokerto Market on Tuesday (12/29) morning. Where at that time, the price of chili peppers rose to Rp.60 thousand per kilogram.
“Initially, there were reports from traders who suspected that the red chili peppers were covered with paint. The red chilies are priced quite high today, reaching Rp. 60 thousand per kilogram. Finally, we immediately coordinate and verify with the traders, then we took some tests to go to them. The Food and Drug Administration, “Arif Budiman, Head of the Purwokerto Region 1 Market Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD), told reporters in Pendopo Sipanji Purwokerto on Wednesday. (12/30) in the afternoon.
He said the red-painted chili peppers were found at five traders who obtained supplies from Temanggung. After this report, the red-painted chili peppers were immediately removed from the traders.
“Also withdrawn by direct suppliers. Today I verified that all Chilean merchants are clean,” he said.
On the same occasion, the head of the Banyumas Food and Drug Supervision Office (POM), Suliyanto, said his party immediately investigated the findings. The result at that time was strongly suspected that the white and yellow chili peppers were dyed. It is also suspected that the coloring agent is not for food.
These chili peppers are found in Pasar Wage Purwokerto and spread to Ceremai Market and Pasar Kemutus, Sumbang District. According to him, seen with the naked eye, it will be possible to distinguish which chili is original and which is painted.
“However, removing the paint is a bit difficult, because it is already adhering to the chili peppers,” Suliyanto said.
“The content is not there yet, because it is only a test process, only this we will present to the Police for an investigation. Currently, we have sampled these chilies to verify their content at the Semarang BPOM Laboratory. So that the content is known later, ”he said.
He revealed that of the five merchants, five boxes of chili peppers were found that were painted red. Each box contains 30 kg of chili peppers mixed with 1-3 kg of red painted chili peppers.
The Banyumas Police Criminal Investigation Unit has investigated the case. From your search results, the chili was found for the first time in Pasar Wage Purwokerto on Tuesday (12/29).
“We also got the same information on Tuesday. Initially from Pasar Wage Purwokerto, one of the cayenne pepper wholesalers that had been marketed to retailers. Cayenne pepper was found to be allegedly mixed with dyes that according to BPOM are not food coloring. , because they must first carry out a laboratory test, “the head of the Banyumas Police Criminal and Criminal Investigation Unit, Iptu Yosua Farin Setiawan, told reporters on Wednesday (12/30).
Police initially investigated the findings of red-painted chili peppers at Pasar Wage Purwokerto. It was later discovered that the red painted chili peppers were also found in the Ceremai market, which was imported from one of Temanggung’s chili suppliers.
“Last night we conducted an investigation from 00.30 WIB-03.30 WIB, it turned out that the incident occurred not only in Pasar Wage, but in Ceremai Market at one of the merchants. Then we narrowed it down and looked for information in the field that all the products were obtained from one of Chile’s suppliers from Temanggung, “he said.
The police have also examined several witnesses and are awaiting the results of the Loka POM laboratory to determine the dye content.
Also, the potential danger of consuming red chili peppers and the perpetrator is eventually caught …
