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        "id": 1755379,
        "msgid": "bgn-chiefs-clarification-on-infant-formula-provision-in-mbg-highlighted-by-idai-1779542552",
        "date": "2026-05-21 18:09:03",
        "title": "BGN Chief's clarification on infant formula provision in MBG highlighted by IDAI",
        "author": "Jessi Carina",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) clarified that infant formula is not offered as a default option in the Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme to prioritise breast milk (ASI). It will only allow 'Lanjutan' and Growth Formula as supplementary options where ASI is insufficient, with nutrition tailored for pregnant women, lactating mothers and young children based on field diagnoses; the move follows an open letter from IDAI with four recommendations.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Head of the National Nutrition Agency\n(BGN), Dadan Hindayana, responded to an open letter from the Indonesian\nPediatric Society (IDAI) highlighting the provision of infant formula in\nthe Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme. Dadan explained that BGN does\nnot open the option to provide infant formula because it aims to\nprioritise Air Susu Ibu (ASI). \u2018BGN does not open the option of infant\nformula because it aims to prioritise ASI. So please scrutinise more\ncarefully,\u2019 he said when contacted by Kompas.com, Thursday (21 May\n2026). Dadan noted that BGN only opens the option to provide \u2018Lanjutan\u2019\nand Growth Formula in MBG. \u2018At minimum, midwives or health centres if\nASI is not sufficient to support growth,\u2019 he clarified. For the Group of\nPregnant Women, Lactating Women and Young Children, BGN opens the option\nto provide nutrition according to needs based on field diagnosis\nresults. Dadan then explained regarding the provision of infant formula\ndifferentiated by age stage to support children\u2019s growth and\ndevelopment, namely: Its composition is designed to be as close as\npossible to ASI, making it the primary source of nutrition. It is\nformulated as a supplement as MPASI (Makanan Pendamping ASI) begins,\nwith added protein, calcium, and iron. It functions as nutritional\nsupport for activity and the active growth period. Previously, IDAI\nsubmitted an open letter to BGN Head Dadan Hindayana, Deputy Head Nanik\nS Deyang, Deputy Head Sony Sonjaya, and Deputy Head Lodewyk Pusung,\nregarding the provision of infant formula in the MBG programme. In that\nopen letter, IDAI gave four recommendations for BGN:<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bgn-chiefs-clarification-on-infant-formula-provision-in-mbg-highlighted-by-idai-1779542552",
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