Concept of Product Responsibility Development and Quality Standardization of Processed Food Products to Improve Competitiveness and National Economic Development

Abstract

This research was conducted with the aim of finding the development concept of product responsibility and quality standardization of processed food products. This research uses a normative juridical approach which is described descriptively analytically from legal materials and supporting data obtained, which is then analyzed qualitatively juridically. The results obtained from this research are that processed food producers have the responsibility to produce well by meeting the specified quality standards, and if their products harm consumers, they must provide compensation. The application of responsibility for processed food products still uses general legal instruments contained in the Civil Code and sectoral laws. Meanwhile, the implementation of food product standardization still uses legal instruments at the level of government regulations and decisions of the Head of BSN adopted from the provisions of international standards, so it has not provided legal certainty and strong coercive power. As a suggestion, in order to develop product liability and product quality standardization in the future, things that need to be done are strengthening regulations by forming the National Standardization System Law and the Product Liability Law, which include the principle of absolute liability and reverse proof.