DKI Provincial Government Targets All MBG Kitchens In Jakarta To Pocket Certificates In The Next Two Weeks

Illustration. Sightings of the inaugural menu of the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) program in Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on Monday 13 January 2024. BETWEEN-Nirkomala.

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office Ani Ruspitawati targets all nutritional fulfillment service units (SPPG) or Free Nutrition Food kitchens (MBG) in Jakarta to have a certificate in two weeks.

This refers to the central government's policy which now requires all MBG kitchens to have a sanitation hygiene certificate (SLHS), a hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) certificate, and a halal certificate due to the large number of cases of MBG poisoning.

"If everything goes well, the MBG kitchen certification process is targeted to be completed in the next two weeks," Ani told reporters, Monday, October 6.

Currently, there are 180 MBG kitchens in Jakarta. Ani revealed that none of the SPPGs have pocketed SLHS. Ani revealed that her party will accelerate the issuance of SLHS so that all MBG kitchens have met the operational requirements according to the tiegets given.

In addition, the DKI Provincial Government will also conduct a re-environmental health inspection (IKL) of all SPPGs. This inspection has actually been carried out since the MBG kitchen was established. IKL is rerun to ensure the food provider's kitchen continues to operate according to standards.

"So massively we do IKL, the target is the next 2 weeks. Including we are conducting training on the person in charge of the SPPG and also for the food supplier," explained Ani.

"There are about 8 thousand people who are trained. We will continue to train around 8 thousand people, so that they can manage the management in their respective SPPGs better," he added.

In addition, the DKI Jakarta Health Office noted that 60 students from 10 locations in Jakarta were poisoned by MBG. However, there have been no cases of MBG poisoning in Jakarta whose patients need special medical equipment when receiving treatment.

"The incident occurred, in Jakarta there were 10 locations, but actually the affected students, who needed not too many medical equipment. There were around 60 from all locations," said Ani.

However, he did not specify which locations the MBG poisoning cases were found in Jakarta. Based on laboratory results, most of the causes of food poisoning are bacteria.

"In accordance with what the Minister of Health said yesterday, most of the causes are bacteria," he said.