The Role Of Legislation In Improving Nutritional Status And Food Quality In Indonesia Rezky Ami Cahyaharnita 1 , Herwastoeti 2 , Mohammad Isrok 3 {rezkyami@yahoo.com 1 , herwastoeti@umm.ac.id 2 , isrok@umm.ac.id 3 } 1,2,3 Graduate Programs, Faculty Of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia Abstract. The SDGs 02 criterion states their goals, namely ending hunger, achieving food security and better nutrition, as well as supporting sustainable agriculture. Stunting prevalence among Indonesian toddlers in 2005-2017 is 36.4%. As an agrarian country, ironically Indonesia is still experiencing malnutrition problems. Though the Government has several regulations related to nutrition and food, it is not yet optimally implemented. Legislation's role in improving nutritional status and food quality in Indonesia become the core problem in this paper. In addition, this paper also discusses how regulations are optimized in order to achieve SDGs standards related to health. As a normative juridical study, this research uses several approaches. As a result, nutritional status improvement begins with adequate secure and nutritious food. Collaboration between the government, the community and health facilities are necessary to obtain Indonesian quality according to SDG standards. Keywords: Legislation, Nutrition, Food, Sustainable Development Goals. 1 Introduction Nutrition problems in developing countries are very diverse. Nutrition and food issues are discussed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs 02 standard states the goal of ending hunger, achieving better food and nutrition security and supporting sustainable agriculture [1]. Nutrition problems that have not been resolved are malnutrition and stunting. The prevalence of stunting in Indonesia in 2005-2017 is 36.4%. The prevalence of short toddlers has increased from 2016 which is 27.5% to 29.6% in 2017. The province with the highest prevalence of toddlers is very short and short at the age of 0-59 months in 2017 is East Nusa Tenggara, while the provinces with the lowest prevalence are Bali. Poverty is a cause of stunting. Poverty does not only affect family health but on a large scale poverty can disrupt the balance of economic and health in a country. Malnutrition and stunting also inhibit economic progress, education and health. Poverty is related to the availability of food to the family [2]. Nutrition problems are influenced by the availability of quality food. Food quality and security in Indonesia have not yet reached the optimal state. The Indonesian Central Statistics Agency noted that the largest rice import was carried out in 2011 with a total import of 2,750,476.2 tons during 2000-2015. Whereas in 2015, Indonesia ranked third as the biggest rice producer after China and India. However, the high demand from the people causes this country to import rice [2]. Economic observers from IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) expressed pessimism about Indonesia's ability to meet rice needs. Indonesia will still depend on imported rice until 2025. The lowest import will be achieved in the scenario ICILS 2020, July 01, Semarang, Indonesia Copyright © 2021 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.1-7-2020.2303656