Toxic MBG Menu In East Jakarta, DKI DKI DKPKP Admits Routinely Check Fresh Materials To SPPG

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Food, Maritime and Agricultural Security Service (DKPKP) Hasudungan Sidabalok spoke about the case of Free Nutrition Food (MBG) poisoning in East Jakarta (Jaktim).

Hasudungan revealed that his party has routinely monitored fresh ingredients to the location of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG).

"In accordance with the main tasks and functions of the DKPKP, we are indeed focusing on fresh food. And we have routinely carried out monitoring at the SPPG location in DKI Jakarta Province," said Hasudungan when met at Jakarta City Hall, Friday, October 3, quoted by Antara.

His party also checked standard operating procedures (SOPs), starting from raw materials entering the kitchen in the SPPG, to being distributed to schools.

Hasudungan explained that his party immediately checked it with the laboratory related to these foodstuffs.

The 'on the spot' laboratorium. Whether the free nutritious food raw materials are safe from microbial contamination, formaldehyde, is still feasible or still fresh or not. There are indications of rot or not," said Hasudungan.

After the case of 20 elementary school (SDN) students at Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, experiencing poisoning allegedly due to MBG, his party plans to provide special training for SPPG officers.

"Because we have carried out monitoring, after there has been a case at Pasar Rebo, we also plan to provide special training to these officers to carry out SOPs," said Hasudungan.

Previously, the Acting Principal (Plt) of SDN 01 Gedong School, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta (Jaktim), Kurniasari stated that his party had temporarily suspended the supply of MBG after 20 students were suspected of being poisoned.

According to Kurniasari, this policy became the right decision while waiting for the results of the MBG menu examination which caused students to nausea, dizziness, and vomiting.

Samples from all MBG menus consumed by students on Tuesday, September 30, have been examined by the Pasar Rebo District Health Center.

The MBG menu distributed consists of fried noodles, fried eggs, tofu, capcay and strawberries.

Kurniasari said that the noodles that became the MBG menu yesterday were different from usual because some were flexible.