JAKARTA - The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah through the Saudi Arabian Hajj and Umrah Organizing Team (PPIH) has implemented strict standard operating procedures (SOP) in the form of a food sample test obligation for all catering companies before being distributed to prospective Indonesian pilgrims.
The mitigation steps were intensified to welcome the first wave of 12 flight groups (clusters) of prospective pilgrims from Medina, which are scheduled to arrive in Mecca on Thursday (30/4) at 13.00 local time.
Head of Daker Makkah PPIH Saudi Arabia Ihsan Faisal said the daily check was executed directly by the Consumption Section of PPIH) Saudi Arabia. The inspection focused on testing the quality of taste, maturity level, and menu hygiene.
"Every time the kitchen provides or cooks food, there will be samples submitted to the Daker Office for testing the quality and taste," said Ihsan in Mecca, Thursday, April 30, reported by ANTARA.
Ihsan ensured that the strict filter was proof of the government's seriousness in protecting the digestive health of prospective pilgrims. One of the logistics facilities that have passed inspection is the kitchen of the Ahla Zad Company catering company, which will bear the operational burden in Sector 7 of the Misfalah area.
The giant-scale kitchen has been confirmed to have a production capacity of 6,150 servings in one cooking process. The massive capacity is alerted to ensure the smooth distribution of warm ready-to-eat meals consistently three times a day, namely morning, noon, and night.
Ihsan guarantees that the Indonesian menu served has been ensured to have nutritional doses and grams calculations by nutritionists. The goal is to support the physical endurance of prospective pilgrims in the midst of extreme weather during worship.
Therefore, he appealed to prospective pilgrims and their families in the country to get rid of anxiety and no longer bother themselves by bringing rice or raw food.
"Basic ingredients such as rice actually do not need to be brought, here it is complete, even ripe, just eat. Prospective pilgrims are only asked to rest and focus all physical energy on worship," said Ihsan.
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