Waka DPR to West Bandung to MBG poisoning students, refers to poor supervision

Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament, Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal, checked the free Nutritional Dining Kitchen (MBG) to the Cipongkor District Health Post in West Bandung. This follows the findings of poisoning of cases of a number of students due to the consumption of MBG. Cucun said the incident of poisoning occurred in two kitchens of the Nutrition Services Felatment Unit (SPPG), namely the Cipari sppg Kitchen and the Negasari sppg kitchen. He said supervision should be upgraded to follow up the findings in the field. “We do not want this good and visionary program to be damaged only because of the poor implementation or supervision in the field,” Cucun said at the review of the MBG Kitchen and the Cipongkor District Health Post, Thursday (9/25/2025). Browse to continue with the content. This includes the process of receiving food, processing, distribution that must be according to food safety standards. “To prevent similar events, every sppg kitchen must be equipped with food test equipment and must do organoleptic tests: see, kiss and taste. Both in the kitchen and at school before food is given to students,” he said. This PKB politician encourages the MBG program to strengthen through a presidential by -law (perpress). According to him, BGN is not only working alone, but synergizing the Ministry of Education Cross, the Ministry of Health, on BPOM. “This KLB recovery should not be charged to the regions. BGN must coordinate with the Ministry of Finance so that handling is a national responsibility,” he said. In addition, Parliament assessed that it was important to establish a routine communication forum between schools, school committees and sppg as a joint supervision forum. This forum is expected to strengthen a sense of collective responsibility towards the MBG program. He also expressed his appreciation to the community, health professionals, schools and all parties that respond quickly to emergencies. “This solidarity is the strength of our country,” he added. As is well known, the number of students free from nutritious food poisoning (MBG) in a number of schools in Cipongkor and Cihampelas districts, West Bandung Regency (KBB), is growing. Total students in West Bandung with 1.333 MBG poisoning. Cijambu’s SPG group poisoning started with 411 children on Monday (9/22). Then, Wednesday (9/24), there was a case of new poisoning of the Negasari sppg group. The number of students with poisoning is 730 children. Then, on the same day, the third group of the Mekarmukti sppg, Cihampelas, with a number of poisoning students took place until 192. In this way, the total number of 1.333 students’ until now is another additional addition, which is the case of sppg nalasari at most with 730 children to 12 afternoon. Detikjabar, Thursday (9/25).