Perlindungan Konsumen Terhadap Peredaran Rempah-Rempah Tumbuhan Sebagai Obat Tradisional Ditinjau Dari Undang-Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 1999 Tentang Perlindungan Konsumen (Studi Di Kota Pekanbaru)

During this pandemic period, BPOM discovered traditional medicines that contained dangerous ingredients. These traditional medicines are found to be chemical-based, which basically is not allowed to be chemical-based. The chemical is Pseudoephedrine and the initial symptoms that arise are in the form of headaches, nervousness, nausea, dizziness, tremors. stomach irritation, loss of appetite, allergies, swelling of the face and mouth, tightness in the chest, difficulty urinating, and even difficulty breathing. In “Article 8 paragraph (1) point (A-J) of Law no. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection" states that "business actors are prohibited from producing and/or trading goods and/or services that are not in accordance with the required standards, are not in accordance with the dose and size, are not in accordance with the conditions, quality and guarantees, and do not include information on usage in Indonesian in accordance with the laws and regulations”. In the thesis entitled "Consumer Legal Protection Against the Circulation of Plant Spices as Traditional Medicines Judging from Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection (Study in Pekanbaru City)". The focus of the research is to find and dig up data to answer questions in the study, namely to determine the form of Consumer Legal Protection against the Circulation of Traditional Medicines containing hazardous materials that harm consumers in Pekanbaru City and to determine the form of accountability of business actors who mix and distribute drugs. traditional medicine against the losses suffered by consumers is then linked to Law no. 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Legal Protection. The method used to answer the problems mentioned above is to use the empirical legal research method (sociological) which is a data collection technique, where researchers make observations directly to the object of research to take a close look at the activities carried out. Based on the results of research in the field, it is known that consumer protection in consuming traditional medicines is not implemented in accordance with Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection. From the results of research in the field, it is known that consumers do not get their rights as regulated in the Consumer Protection Act. Based on the results of the study, it is known that the responsibilities of traditional medicine business actors are not carried out in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act. Business actors do not provide true information regarding the traditional medicinal products they distribute. Business actors do not provide compensation and or compensation for losses suffered by consumers after consuming these traditional medicines