PRESIDENT Joko Widodo appointed Penny Kusumastuti Lukito as chairperson of the Food and Drug Oversight Board (BPOM) two weeks ago in the midst of the counterfeit vaccine scandal. She said the President had asked her to enforce BPOM's oversight authority. "He tasked me with monitoring BPOM until it had a strong legal basis," said Penny.

She revealed that BPOM's legal basis so far was no more than a presidential decree. "We really need a legislation, b