Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives, Neng Eem Marhamah Zulfa, urges the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to tighten supervision through the establishment of an accreditation agency for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) kitchen. He emphasized that certification for the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) must be a guarantee of safety of consumption, not just an administrative matter.
This was said by Neng Eem following data that as many as 1,251 SPPG had been sanctioned for violating standards. In detail, 1,030 units were suspended, 210 units received a first warning letter (SP1), and 11 other units had reached a second warning letter (SP2).
"The Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program concerns the future of our generation. Do not let certification become just a formality. The most important thing is that the food served is really safe, healthy, and worth eating," Neng Eem told reporters, Friday, March 27.
Based on the BGN plan, every MBG kitchen must have three main certifications: hygiene and sanitation, halal certification, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Neng Eem assessed that these three instruments are a defense fortress to prevent the recurrence of food poisoning cases or the distribution of stale food that harms the community. However, he warned that without strict enforcement, the certificate would only be a wall display.
"If serious violations are found, it is not enough to just close it temporarily. There must be firm action until the revocation of the operating permit. This is important to provide a deterrent effect and maintain the dignity of this national program," he said.
This PKB politician emphasized that BGN's firmness in taking action against the 1,251 problematic SPPGs was a good first step, but future accreditation must be more preventive. Neng Eem hopes that this new accreditation system will be able to eliminate the risk of food safety completely so that the jumbo budget spent by the state is not wasted.
"In the future, we hope that there will be no more cases of poisoning or spoiled food. This certification must be an absolute guarantee of a safe and high-quality MBG program," he concluded.
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