Disclosure of public information on food safety as consumer protection

The demands for reform changed the political system and paved the way for thereturn of democracy in its truest sense. A democratic government is a government that provides space for the people to take part and participate in all forms of state problems. Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Public Information Disclosure guarantees the public to obtain the widest possible information as a form of supervision from the power owner. Obstructing and covering the disclosure of public information is a violation of human rights, including transparency in food safety supervision. Community involvement in obtaining information on food safety is not taboo because the community as consumers has the right to supervise and monitor foodsuitability. The purpose of this paper is to describe the importance of public information disclosure on food safety, especially in Indonesia, which is a Muslim majority country, food labeled Halal is very important. So that public information disclosure provides information and can also be used to evaluate the future direction of food feasibility. From this paper, implementing information disclosure in terms of food is essential because the consumer guarantees food safety. Then the problem that often occurs in the implementation of exposure is the absence of regulatory guarantees that can provide legal certainty for business actors who do not implement public information disclosure. This paper concludes that public information disclosure in the democratic era is essential. The existence of public information disclosure can protect and guarantee the public in obtaining food safety as consumers. What needs to be done regarding food safety is establishing regulations regarding the obligation to open up for every business actor.