The Role of Commercial Law in Regulating Violations of Packaging Labeling

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries with the largest population in the world today. According to bps.go.id, the population of Indonesia in mid-2025 is estimated to be around 284.438 million people. The public acts as consumers in product marketing by looking at packaging. Packaging is a container used to store food and protect food or beverages. In addition, packaging can be used for advertising purposes in marketing products. Packaging label regulations are stipulated in Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2014 concerning Trade, Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection (UUPK), and Government Regulation Number 69 of 1999 concerning Food Labels and Advertising. Therefore, labels must be present and in Indonesian. However, in the implementation of packaging label regulations, many violations have been found, making trade law a means of regulation in this area. In addition to being a means of regulation, commercial law also plays a role in enforcing the law related to violations committed by business actors. Business actors here are the subject of legal regulation because the state wants to protect consumers who will use or consume these goods in the future. The methodology used in solving the problems in this study is normative legal methodology, where the author conducts a study by examining laws and other legal principles. The final result is that packaging labels are very important when products distributed to the public