Commission IX asks BPOM Viral Tofu factory action using plastic fuel

Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives Commission IX is highlighting the existence of a viral video that Tofu makes in East Java using plastic waste as fuel that makes tofu. They asked the Food and Drug Soving Agency (BPOM) to be aware of it because the content of plastic smoke would affect workers and food. It was originally transferred by a member of the Commission IX Pan Surya Utama or Uya Kuya during a hearing with BPOM, at the parliament complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, Thursday (5/15/2025). Uya Kuya said the viral video of fuel that Tofu spread from plastic waste to international. “Two weeks ago was shocked by a viral video, not only in Indonesia, but also viral for the international sir, the video made by the document, if I did not poison the title of Indonesia’s toxic tofu time bombing daily,” Uya Kuya said in his presentation. Browse to continue the content, he said the documentary video was taken in one of the places to make Tofu around Surabaya, East -Java. Uya Kuya then reminded the dangers of the plastic residues when exposed to food or inhaled by the surrounding community. “There is a documentary who does research and documentary makes it appear that in East Java, around Surabaya, a central factory that makes tofu that uses plastic waste,” Uya said. “Now it has been suggested how dangerous, not only exposure of the remains of plastic residues that entered the next thing, but also the sky, the Asep Asep also poisoned the workers and the surrounding population,” he added. Uya Kuya said there was also a similar documentary from one of the Australian media five years ago. Uya Kuya repeated such events in Indonesia. The same was transferred by the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission IX, Charles Honoris. He claims that he did not consume tofu because he saw the documentary video. “Underline that was delivered earlier by Mr. Surya, I watched the video, sir, terrified, sir, I usually like eating tofu, but after watching the same one, who was watched by Surya, who was delivered to us all, I almost didn’t eat, sir, 2 weeks,” Charles said. Charles also asked BPOM to investigate it. He asked BPOM to check and give a follow-up to Tempe tofu entrepreneurs. “So I ask the Pom agency to look at such places, sir. Because the tofu production site is not just in Surabaya, there is also in Jakarta, such as the Tempe Tofu Production Cooperative. (DWR/AMW) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here