Dasco Wanti-Wanti BGN About MBG Poisoning: We Hope It Doesn't Happen Again

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, has warned the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in charge of the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) program to be more careful so that the incident of poisoning to students is no longer repeated.

This was said by Dasco in response to the incident of 215 students in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) who were poisoned by MBG.

Dasco encouraged BGN to supervise and conduct direct checks on the quality and distribution of MBG. Starting from payments, processing in the kitchen to getting to the hands of students.

"Yes, we ask (BGN), we know that BGN also has a new system in terms of supervision. They have a rhythm of power for field supervision, both to check the quality of food, distribution and in terms of payment from MBG to the kitchen," said Dasco at the Paleman Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, July 28.

"So we hope that incidents like that don't happen again," added the daily chairman of the Gerindra DPP.

As reported, as many as 111 students and junior high school (SMP) Negeri 8 Kupang City, NTT, were rushed to a number of hospitals after eating MBG, on Tuesday, July 22. The number of victims of poisoning increased, from 111 students to 130 people.

Not only at SMP Negeri 8 Kupang City, but MBG poisoning victims were also experienced by 13 elementary school (SD) students in Tenau City, Kupang City and two SMA Negeri 1 Taebenu students, Kupang Regency.

The same incident was also experienced by 75 high school and vocational high school students in Southwest Sumba Regency. Currently, 75 students are being treated at the Waitabula Career Hospital, Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Reda Bolo, and the Radamata Community Health Center (Puskesmas).