MBG Mass Poisoning in Gubug Grobogan: 658 Affected, Dozens Still Being Treated at Hospital
GROBOGAN - The Health Office (Dinkes) of Grobogan Regency, Central Java, recorded as many as 658 people affected by the alleged poisoning of Free Nutritional Food (MBG) which occurred from Friday, January 9 to Saturday, January 10 at a number of schools and educational units in Gubug District.
The head of the Grobogan Regency Health Office, Djatmiko, said that hundreds of victims were spread across various locations, ranging from SMP, SMK, and state elementary schools in the Ngroto Village area, to Ngroto PAUD, Glapan Elementary School, Trisari Elementary School, and Penadaran Elementary School.
"The total number of victims is temporarily 658 people, with the affected locations including Ngroto, Penadaran, Glapan, and Trisari villages. Of these, most have been handled, both through outpatient care and follow-up care," said Djatmiko in Grobogan, Antara, Sunday, January 11.
The victims are students from elementary schools to boarding students at a pesantren in Gubug District who are suspected of being poisoned after consuming the MBG menu distributed last Friday. The food is known to be supplied by the Kuwaron Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG).
As of Sunday morning, a total of 79 people were still undergoing treatment at a number of health facilities.
The details, 11 people were treated from Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Huda, 39 people at the Ki Ageng Getas Pendowo Gubug Hospital, 11 people at the Soedjati Hospital, nine people at the UPTD Puskesmas Penawangan 1, seven people at the Kedungjati Health Center, and two people at the Gubug 1 Health Center.
"This number is dynamic. There are patients whose condition improves and is sent home, but there is also the potential for an increase. We will update the data every 12 hours," said Djatmiko.
He revealed that the most common symptoms experienced by the victims were nausea and vomiting. The temporary suspicion, the complaint arose after the victim ate MBG food in the form of yellow rice with egg dishes, abon, and tempe orek. Symptoms began to be felt from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.
Since Saturday (10 January) morning, the Grobogan Health Office team together with the local health center has gone to the field to conduct treatment, data collection, and sorting of patients, both those who have undergone outpatient treatment and those who need to be referred to the hospital.
"We involve several nearby health centers so that the treatment is faster. Patients who do not require hospitalization are treated on site, while those who require further treatment are immediately referred to health facilities," he said.
In addition to medical treatment, the Grobogan Health Office also conducted a Health Inspection of the Environment (IKL) and took samples of MBG food. The samples are scheduled to be examined in a health laboratory on Monday (12 January) to determine the exact cause of the incident.
Djatmiko emphasized that his party reminded all food service providers, especially SPPG, to comply with the Standard of Hygiene and Sanitation (SLHS), including the accuracy of food distribution time.
"Food distribution must not be delayed. If it takes too long, more than four hours, the quality of food can decrease and risk causing health problems," he said.