Table of contents:
- The pacifier and finger candy issue contains drugs
- Is it true that the children's candy contains drugs?
- Could it be that there is candy containing drugs on the market?
In recent months, several regions in Indonesia were shocked by the issue of the circulation of children's candy containing drugs. According to rumors, finger and pacifier candies contain narcotics and psychotropic substances. In fact, this candy is very popular among children because of its attractive shape and cheap price. Is it true that candy containing drugs is circulating freely in the market? Here it is the answer.
The pacifier and finger candy issue contains drugs
There are two types of candy that are reported to contain drugs. The first is finger-shaped fruit-flavored candy. A mother in Tangerang is known to have taken her child to the Puskesmas because the child was asleep for hours after eating the candy. This news was then spread intensively through social media.
The second candy is quite unique because it looks like a baby pacifier bottle. Actually there has not been any case report related to the consumption of this dot-shaped candy. However, people became anxious because this candy was packaged in a pink powder form. To enjoy the candy, the powder must be put into a teat bottle and added with water. The local people are also worried that these imported pacifier candies contain a type of shabu-shabu type drug.
Due to public anxiety, the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) had time to withdraw these products from the market for further investigation. The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) also stepped in and tested candies that were said to contain the drug in the laboratory.
Is it true that the children's candy contains drugs?
No, both pacifier and finger candy contain neither narcotics nor psychotropic substances. This was confirmed by BPOM and BNN which have carried out a series of examinations and laboratory tests on product samples seized from the market. From the examination, the contents of narcotics, psychotropic substances, formalin, and rhodamine B were negative. This means you don't have to worry. These candies are drug free.
Balai Besar POM has also carried out direct investigations and evaluations to the factories producing the candy which were rumored to contain these drugs. From the BPOM visit, it was found that the children's candy had passed safety, quality, and nutritional tests. So, it can be ascertained that the issue of candy containing drugs spread on social media is a lie or Hoax.
Head of BPOM Penny K. Lukito on his official website appealed to the public not to be easily trapped by issues circulating through social media. If you are in doubt about a particular product, you should just contact the BPOM information center at 1-500-5333 or come to the Consumer Service Complaint Unit (UPLK) at Balai POM throughout Indonesia.
Could it be that there is candy containing drugs on the market?
Even though these two types of candy that caused uproar were declared safe for consumption, many people still feel uneasy about the issue of candy containing drugs being sold to children.
Basically, if the candy or product has a distribution permit from BPOM and the serial number is listed on the packaging, the product is safe. BPOM has tested the safety, quality and nutrition of each product before it is sold on the market. So you should always check whether the food and beverage products you want to buy already have a BPOM permit.
