Bulog Ensures Flood Assistance Rice For The People Of Aceh Deserves Consumption

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), it appears that 50 tons of rice to be sent is the production of Bulog.

JAKARTA - Perum Bulog ensures that the rice distributed to flood and landslide victims in the Sumatra region is safe to consume and has passed a series of quality checks before being distributed.

President Prabowo's rice assistance for flood victims in Aceh was in the public spotlight. In the video uploaded by the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Region Affairs, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), it appears that 50 tons of rice to be sent is the production of Bulog.

The assistance was dispatched using the KRI KM Sutedi Senoputra ship belonging to the Indonesian Navy from Belawan Port, Medan, on December 1, 2025. However, in the comments column, some netizens actually focused on the production code in rice packages recorded in November 2024, and questioned whether the rice was still suitable for consumption after being stored for a long time in the warehouse.

Responding to this, Perum Bulog's Corporate Secretary, A. Widiarso, explained that rice storage in Bulog's warehouse follows national standards with a structured maintenance system.

"Bulog applies quality checks since rice entered, then daily routine maintenance, weekly, monthly, quarterly until the semester," he told VOI, Sunday, December 7.

According to Widiarso, the quality of rice continues to be monitored through the Integrated Warehouse Pest Management (PHGT) as well as regular laboratory checks. He also stated that every rice to be distributed is also required to pass the final check stage.

"Judging quality (also done) before rice is distributed," he said.

According to him, with the system of inspection, maintenance, and supervision implemented, rice stocks can survive in suitable consumption conditions for a long period, so that people do not need to worry about the production code listed on the packaging.

"Bulog ensures that all rice that comes out of the warehouse and is distributed to the community is rice that has been checked for quality control and deserves consumption," said Widiarso.

Bulog emphasized its commitment to maintain the quality of rice distributed to the community, especially in the midst of emergency situations such as large floods in Sumatra which require quick and proper handling.