CONTROL OF SAFE, QUALITY, AND NUTRITIVE FOOD AS A FORM OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY IN FULFILLING THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH
Addinul Haq Yaqub (a*), DR. Lilik Pudjiastuti, SH., MH (b).
a) Law Faculty of Airlangga University, Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam Selatan, Surabaya, Indonesia
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b) Law Faculty of Airlangga University, Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam Selatan, Surabaya, Indonesia
Abstract
Food and beverages that are safe for human health is one of the sub-systems in the National Health System and the second goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition, and encouraging sustainable agriculture. In achieving this goal, the government issues the marketing licenses for food and beverage products before they are circulated and consumed by the public. In reality there are several food and beverage products that have been circulated and consumed by the community that fails to meet the safety, quality and nutrition requirements, the presence of these foods and beverages can have an impact on public health. Regarding the above conditions, the central and regional government that having mandate in the obligatory issues in the health sector have a responsibility in controlling food and beverages for their citizens. This article aims to analyze legal instruments used by the central and regional government in controlling the circulation of food and beverage products as a form of state responsibility in providing security and health for the public. This article is using a normative juridical approach, that is, applying laws and regulations and conceptual responsibility of the State for the fulfillment of human rights, especially in controlling food and beverages.
Keywords: Government responsibility; authority; marketing permit; food security; human right to health.
Topic: Law, Police and Forensic