CKG is a mandatory requirement, why are there many SPPG kitchens in Tulungagung that have not been handled?

TULUNGAGUNG - The majority of the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) in Tulungagung Regency, East Java, have not carried out Free Health Check (CKG) for their employees, although the examination is a mandatory requirement to obtain a Certificate of Hygiene Hygiene (SLHS).

The Tulungagung Health Office (Dinkes) data recorded that out of 145 SPPGs that had been operating, only 53 kitchens had undergone CKG and 51 of them had obtained SLHS.

"There are still 92 SPPG that have not submitted health examinations for their employees," he explained in Tukungagung, quoted from Antara, Sunday, February 22.

Head of Public Health (Kesmas) of the Tulungagung Health Office, Mamik Hidayah, said that the majority of SPPG kitchens had not yet conducted CKG, although the examination was a prerequisite for the issuance of SLHS.

According to him, in early February 2026, only two SPPGs had just submitted the CKG process and the certificate was still in the issuance stage.

Mamik explained that the CKG serves to ensure the health condition of kitchen employees who handle the provision of Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), in accordance with the recommendations of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).

This inspection is an important part of maintaining food safety standards and preventing potential health risks for program beneficiaries.

However, the absence of a time limit and sanctions from BGN against SPPG which does not yet have SLHS has made some managers not prioritizing the implementation of CKG.

He said that this condition was one of the factors for the slow fulfillment of administrative and health obligations.

Dinkes Tulungagung is currently opening a collective CKG service. The SPPG manager can submit a request letter, then officers from the nearest health center will be deployed to conduct an examination at the kitchen location.

In addition, SPPG employees are also allowed to undergo CKG independently at the health center. However, the evidence of the examination must still be shown when monitoring and evaluation are carried out.

The Health Office hopes that all SPPGs will immediately meet these requirements to ensure hygiene and sanitation standards in the provision of food for the community, especially in the implementation of the MBG program which targets vulnerable groups.