BGN Tightens Basic SOPs On SPPG Towards Zero MBG Food Safety Incidents
JAKARTA - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has tightened basic standard operating procedures (SOP) in each Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) and is making additional efforts towards zero food safety incidents for the Free Nutrition Food Program (MBG).
Head of BGN Dadan Hindayana stated that his party continues to make various efforts to suppress cases of poisoning in collaboration with various parties.
"We are working hard so that all basic SOPs are met and we will complete it with various additional efforts, first, through assistance from certified cooks for a minimum of five days on the new SPPG," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, October 16.
The second step, continued Dadan, is to complete each SPPG with a rapid test for raw materials and processed products. Third, complete the SPPG with a turnover sterilization tool.
"Then, requiring the SPPG to use water that passes the test to cook and install filters to wash (food products)," he said.
The next effort is to conduct periodic training of food suppliers and ask SPPG to choose raw materials that are fresh and in good condition.
"We also continue to involve various parties, especially the health office and the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) under supervision," he said.
The Government Communications Agency reports city/district data with zero food safety incidents so that they can be imitated by other SPPG-SPPGs throughout Indonesia.
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Cities/districts with zero food safety incidents, namely West Java covering the cities of Depok, Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta, Cimahi City, Sukabumi City, Majalengka, Cirebon, Cirebon City, Tasikmalaya City, and Pangandaran.
Then Central Java includes Brebes, Tegal City, Tegal Regency, Pemalang, Purbalingga, Cilacap, Pekalongan Regency, Pekalongan City, Wonosobo, Kendal, Magelang City, Magelang Regency, Semarang City, Semarang Regency, Boyolali, Demak, Grobogan, and Kudus.
Furthermore, East Java includes Lamongan, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Mojokerto City, Mojokerto Regency, Jombang, Pasuruan Regency, Pasuruan City, Kediri City, Kediri Regency, Blitar Regency, Blitar City, Tulungagung, Trenggalek, Ponorogo, Pacitan, Magetan, Madiun City, Madiun Regency, Nganjuk, Malang, Probolinggo City, Probolinggo Regency, Lumajang, Bondowoso, Banyuwangi, Bangkalan, Sampang, and Sumenep.