The government is closed while the MBG kitchen is caused by mass poisoning
Jakarta – Coordination of Minister of Food Zulkifli Hasan temporarily closed the Nutrition Felatment Services Unit (SPPG) kitchen manager of the free nutritional program (MBG). The policy was a tail of cases of MBG poisoning in a number of regions. “The problematic sppg is temporarily closed for evaluation and investigation,” Zulhas said, reports Antara Sunday (9/28/2025). Browse to continue with the content was transferred by Zulhas at a press conference for the extraordinary events (KLB) in the free nutritious food priority program (MBG) at the Ministry of Health Office, Jakarta, Sunday. Zulhas said a number of things were evaluated with regard to SPG, namely discipline, quality and cooking abilities. Zulhas said all other SPPGs would be evaluated associated with the discipline, quality and ability of the cook. “(Evaluation) not only in places that occur, but in all sppg,” Zulhas said. Furthermore, Zulhas SPPG needs to sterilize all cutlery. Including, he said, the sanitation process improved, especially associated with water quality and fallline. “Everything is being evaluated and investigated,” Zulhas says. Previously, President Prabowo Subianto himself summoned the head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, following a series of cases of MBG program poisoning. Dadan explained to Prabowo regarding the cause of poisoning. In his report, Dadan transferred the number of Nutrition Provisory Services (SPG) units that have reached 9,615 units so far. In total, there are 31 million recipients. “Achieving the operational number of sppg reached 9,615 and served about 31 million beneficiaries,” Dadan said in his statement on Sunday (9/28/2025). Dadan also reported the number of extraordinary events (KLB) during the implementation of the program. August, September 27, 2025 with 7,244 sppg with 47 cases of events increased.