West -sumatra -Governor Setop Kitchen sppg to dozens of MBG poisoning students in Agam

Padang -West -umatra -Governor Mahyeldi has rejected the operation of the kitchen of the Nutrition Services Fulfulation Unit (SPPG) in Nagari or Kampung Tangah Village, Lubuk Basung district, Agam Regency. This step was taken after dozens of students allegedly experienced poisoning. “We temporarily stopped the activities of the Kitchen SPG,” said Western Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi, at the coordination meeting of free nutritious eating implementation or MBG in Padang City, which was reported by Antara on Thursday (2/9/2025). The Governor of Western Sumatra said it was to address 74 students or students who were presumably poisoned after eating MBG in Agam Regency on Wednesday (1/10). Browse to continue the content, Mahyeldi said the termination of the SPG kitchen in Nagari Kampung Tangah, Lubuk Basung district, was a response to the government to the expectation of other consequences. After the operational termination, the task force (task force) of the acceleration of the implementation of the MBG immediately investigated the cause of the alleged poisoning in the area. Mahyeldi claimed to have received a temporary report from the Regent or Agam on the alleged poisoning incident to the steps the local government took, including the reference of students to the hospital and the nearest puskesmas to get treatment. The governor also promised to take quick steps immediately, including the evaluation of the implementation of MBG in each region, so that the alleged poisoning case did not return. It is at the same time to ensure that President Prabowo’s flagship program works well without problems. Meanwhile, regional secretary of Agam Regency, Muhammad Lutfi AR, said that as many as 28 victims of alleged MBG poisoning in Agam Regency still received intensive care in three regional health services centers until Thursday (2/10). “Up to 28 victims are students, teachers, siblings from Nagari or Manggopoh Village and Tangah Village,” he said. (IDH/IDH)