Jakarta, Sept. 30 -- Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has called for the best interests of children to guide the government's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, following a series of student food poisoning incidents.

"The best interest of the child must be the guiding principle in implementing the MBG program," said Atnike Nova Sigiro, coordinator of Komnas HAM's Sub-commission on Human Rights Promotion, in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Presidential Decree No. 36 of 1990, which ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, affirms Indonesia's recognition of a child's right to the highest attainable standard of health, including access to safe and nutritious food.

Indonesia also guarantees the right...