Head of the National Food Agency (NFA) Arief Prasetyo Adi emphasized that rice distributed to the public must be in good condition and meet the quality standards that have been set.
Arief's statement was in response to news regarding the findings of coercion rice in Perum Bulog's warehouse. He said the government and state-owned companies were not allowed to distribute rice with inappropriate quality.
"Anyway, if you distribute it, you have to be good. If for example something is found like that, it's actually casuistic. Don't blow up, like everything (cursed), no," he said when met at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Food, Jakarta, Monday, March 17.
Even so, Arief did not deny the possibility that rice stored in Bulog's warehouses could be attacked by pests. Because of that, he said that food commodity storage, in this case, has special care and must be carried out regularly.
"There must be periodic treatment called maintenance. Cars should be maintained, especially since this is food. Food must be maintained, but we all agree that what is distributed must be good," he said.
For example, continued Arief, the quality of rice in the Supply Stability and Food Price (SPHP) program and food assistance have always been in good condition since they were first distributed.
"It's been the last two years and we've been guarding SPHP once, food assistance and we have to keep it," he said.
According to Arief, the presence of ticks in Bulog rice also indicates that rice in Bulog's warehouse is not given excess chemicals. This is because meal pests are reluctant to attack commodities with excess chemicals.
"So bugs are usually like this, I want to give another explanation if, for example, these items are given, such as fumigation or excessive chemicals, it doesn't even have ticks, it doesn't matter, for sure. But if this is a food grade It's true, he usually likes it likes that, so there must be periodic care," he explained.
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Previously, the Director of Public Service Supply Chain for Perum Bulog, Mokhamad Suyamto, said that rice is indeed a food commodity that can be attacked by pests during the storage process. Moreover, Government Rice Reserves (CBP) are stored for a long time.
Rice as a food commodity has the potential to be attacked by pests during storage. Moreover, this rice is a government food reserve that is stored for a relatively long time," said Suyamto.
Suyamto also revealed that Bulog had taken steps to prevent the spread of the pest attack. According to him, Bulog has now implemented the concept of Integrated Warehouse Pest Management (PHGT) and routine monitoring of the quality and attack of pests by warehouse officers.
"We also take quality care actions in the event of pest attacks with spraying (probes) and fumigation, to ensure that rice released from warehouses is free from pests (kutu)," he said.
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