Jakarta, Feb. 28 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has temporarily suspended the operations of 47 Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program over repeated findings of failure in meeting food quality standards.

The findings in those SPPGs or MBG kitchens included moldy bread, rotten fruit, spoiled side dishes, and raw or rotten eggs.

The Deputy Head of the BGN, Nanik S. Deyang, stated in Jakarta on Saturday that the move was part of a non-negotiable quality control mechanism.

"We have zero tolerance for food standard deviations in this program. Every finding is immediately addressed by temporarily suspending operations for a comprehensive evaluation," she remarked.

Deyang noted that th...