July 30, 2026
 

Indonesia destroys 312 tonnes of Brazilian meat bone meal after porcine DNA detected in poultry feed ingredient

Indonesia's quarantine authority has suspended the export licence of the implicated Brazilian rendering plant and written to 11 MBM-supplying countries demanding PCR testing certification alongside health certificates for future shipments.

Indonesia's National Quarantine Agency (Barantin) destroyed 312 tonnes of imported meat bone meal (MBM) from Brazil on 22 July 2026 after laboratory testing confirmed the presence of porcine DNA in the feed ingredient, which was destined for the country's poultry feed industry.

The consignment - comprising 12 containers - was flagged after an importer submitted a quarantine application on 15 May 2026. Physical inspection and monitoring samples were taken on 20 May, with Real-Time PCR (RT-PCR) testing at the DKI Jakarta Quarantine Centre and a reference laboratory confirming positive porcine DNA. The same tests returned negative results for foot-and-mouth disease and Salmonella contamination. The porcine content represented a material discrepancy from the health certificate issued by the country of origin.

Following the finding, the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health (Ditjen PKH) revoked the import approval for the implicated Brazilian rendering plant and placed four related business units under temporary suspension pending explanation from Brazilian authorities. Ditjen PKH Director General Agung Suganda said the ministry had also written to all 11 countries currently supplying MBM to Indonesia, requiring PCR test results to accompany health certificates on all future shipments. He said MBM supply for the domestic feed industry remained adequate given alternative sources from the other 10 supplying countries.

The 12 containers were destroyed at PT Prasadha Pamunah Limbah Industri (PPLI) in Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java, using controlled burial following chemical stabilisation with portland cement, fly ash, clay and water to immobilise the material before final disposal. The destruction was witnessed by the head of the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) and representatives of Ditjen PKH as a demonstration of transparency in the feed supply chain enforcement process.

Barantin head Abdul Kadir Karding said the agency would apply zero tolerance to violations of import regulations, and that porcine contamination carried both biosecurity and halal compliance implications for Indonesia as a majority-Muslim country. The destruction is consistent with MUI Fatwa No. 52/2012 and a 2024 Indonesian Ulema Commission ruling affirming that feed products mixed with porcine ingredients are prohibited under Islamic law and cannot be traded.