Jakarta, Sept. 27 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) will recruit around 60 thousand certified chefs to strengthen food quality in the government's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

BGN Deputy Head Nanik Deyang, in a press conference here on Friday, noted that each MBG kitchen will be required to have two professional chefs to safeguard the food safety standards.

"There are 30 thousand kitchens that need chefs. If each kitchen needs two chefs, there will be 60 thousand chefs needed," she said.

Deyang explained that the presence of professional chefs is key to maintaining the hygiene and quality of food provided in the program, including in the selection of raw materials and techniques for large-scale cooking.

She noted that so ...