Indonesian Food and Drug Authority

Indonesian Food and Drug Authority
Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan
BPOM
Logo of Badan POM
Agency overview
Formed1936 (1936)
Preceding agency
  • Directorate General of Drug and Food Control of Ministry of Health
JurisdictionGovernment of Indonesia
HeadquartersJl. Percetakan Negara No.23, Central Jakarta 10520, Indonesia
Agency executive
  • Taruna Ikrar, Head of BPOM
Websitewww.pom.go.id

The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian: Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, lit. 'Food and Drug Supervisory Agency'; BPOM) is a government agency of Indonesia responsible for protecting public health through the control and supervision of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, food safety, traditional medicine and cosmetics. Its role is similar to that of the United States Food and Drug Administration.

BPOM is a non-ministerial government agency that carries out government duties in the field of drug and food control. It is under and directly responsible to the president, and coordinates with the minister responsible for health affairs. Since 2017, BPOM has been regulated by Presidential Decree No. 80/2017.

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