JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The case of food poisoning in the Free Nutritious Eating Program (MBG) became the spotlight at the beginning of the program begins, precisely in January 2025.
Director of Community Empowerment and Processed Food Business Actors, Ema Setyawati, said that BPOM already has a guide to the quality of food to become a food ready for consumption for students.
“We are not allowed take it for granted, supervision Post–market Just. Must Prepareprevention before the incident (poisoning), “Ema said when met by the media after the Yakult seminar titled”Shokuiku: nutrition and education“, Thursday (2/13/2025).
Also read: Support Free Nutritious Eating, Yakult Recommended the Japanese -style Shokuiku Diet
The prevention of poisoning in the MBG program includes the Indonesian Development Driving Coach (SPPI) to be continued at the Nutrition Services Fulfillment Unit (SPPG).
Furthermore, providing enlightenment for food artists who are dominated by mothers with various educational backgrounds.
“Then, we did the kitchen sudden inspection to ensure the practice was indeed in accordance with certification,” Ema said.
Also read: Food Mushrooms for free nutritious eating
Then, the recipient of MBG in the form of school children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers must also be equipped with food education.

Food education includes knowledge of decent food characteristics, such as changes in taste, odor, and texture.
According to Ema, the vigilance of MBG recipients needs to be improved. Especially for pregnant and lactating women, most are considered to have understood the basic education.
However, for school children, especially elementary students, it requires food education to prevent mass poisoning.
Also read:
“So, the government has actually pressed itself, so that there was no strange thing happening, but back again, this is a new giant project. That is, the risk is also large,” concluded Ema.
Listen Breaking News And Choice News We are directly on your cellphone. Choose your mainstay channel access to Kompas.com WhatsApp Channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029vafpbedbpzjzrk13Ho3d. Make sure you have installed the WhatsApp application.