Teknologinya Canggih dan Mahal, Modus Operandi Beras Plastik Harus Diusut
Plastic Rice Must be Investigated, Says Indonesian Minister
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Pertanian RI melalui Balai Besar Padi Sukamandi di Subang, Jawa Barat telah melakukan pengujian laboratorium terhadap sampel yang dibawa oleh media SCTV, dan hasilnya bahwa sampel beras tersebut asli.
"Isu beras sintetis sebaiknya perlu dicermati dan dikaji lebih jauh. Memproduksi beras plastik sudah barang tentu memerlukan inovasi teknologi yang tinggi dan mahal sehingga harganya semestinya juga mahal. Perlu diperiksa apa modus operandi memproduksi beras plastik apabila harganya mahal," kata Menteri Pertanian RI, Andi Amran Sulaiman dalam rapat kerja dengan Komisi IV DPR yang dipimpin Ketua Komisi IV, Edy Prabowo di Jakarta, Selasa.
Mentan mengharapkan respons cepat dari pihak yang berwenang untuk bertindak tegas, seperti Ditjen Bea dan Cukai memperketat pengawasan alur impor beras yang masuk.
"Berdasarkan peraturan kepabeanan, impor beras dikategorikan masuk jalur hijau, di mana surveyor negara pengekspor menjamin keamanan, kualitas dan standar barang, namun sampai saat ini pemerintah belum memberikan ijin impor beras dari negara manapun," kata Amran Sulaiman yang didampingi para pejabat eselon satu di Kementan.
"Dengan demikian, keberadaan beras plastik di pasaran saat ini diduga masuk melalui pintu masuk tidak resmi atau ilegal, dan untuk kepastiannya masih menunggu hasil pemeriksaan pihak yang berwenang," kata Menteri Amran.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian Agriculture Ministry through the Sukamandi Rice Research Center in Subang, West Java has conducted laboratory testing of samples taken by one of the television stations, and the sample is declared genuine.
"The issue of synthetic rice should be observed and studied. Producing of plastic rice, of course, require a high-tech innovation, and it is expensive so the selling price is also expensive. It should be investigated what their modus operandi," said Agriculture Minister, Andi Amran Sulaiman at a working meeting with Commission IV of the parliament who led by its chairman, Edy Prabowo here on Tuesday.
Agriculture Minister expects a quick response of the competent authorities such as the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to tighten oversight imported rice.
"According to customs regulations, import of rice categorized green lane, and the surveyor exporting countries ensure the security, quality and standard goods, but the government has not given permission to import rice of any country until today," said Mr Sulaiman who was accompanied by the first echelon officials in the ministry.
"Thus, of plastic rice may have entered through illegal channels, and we are still awaiting the results of examination of the authorities," said Minister Sulaiman.
