Deputy Chair of Commission IX of the House of Representatives Charles\nHonoris has urged the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to permanently\nclose the Pondok Kelapa 2 Nutritional Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) in\nEast Jakarta, which caused 72 students to suffer poisoning on Thursday,\n2 April 2026. According to Charles, the BGN\u2019s sanction of temporarily\nhalting kitchen operations is insufficient to address the impact\ncaused.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that this incident concerns public safety and health,\nparticularly for children as beneficiaries of the programme, we assert\nthat any SPPG proven to cause food poisoning must be permanently closed\nand have its operating permit revoked, without exception,\u201d said Charles\nHonoris in a written statement on Monday, 6 April 2026.<\/p>\n
Permanent closure, he said, is a form of moral accountability as well\nas a deterrent instrument to ensure all SPPG managers comply with food\nsafety standards in a disciplined and consistent manner. Moreover,\nCharles noted that BGN findings indicated that the conditions of the\nPondok Kelapa 2 kitchen, including its layout and Wastewater Treatment\nInstallation (IPAL), did not meet standards.<\/p>\n
Thus, this PDI Perjuangan politician assessed that such negligence\nmust be paid for with the heaviest sanctions to serve as a warning to\nother SPPGs not to take public safety lightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis poisoning incident in Pondok Kelapa is clear evidence of\nfailure in implementing food safety standards, hygiene and sanitation,\nas well as strict and consistent quality control,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Charles encouraged BGN to make permanent SPPG closures a\nstandard for law enforcement and national oversight, rather than merely\ncase-specific or limited to one incident. This is to affirm that there\nis no tolerance for SPPGs that are negligent in maintaining menu hygiene\nand safety for school meals (MBG).<\/p>\n
He also requested that BGN immediately conduct a comprehensive audit\nof the entire supply chain, from raw material procurement, production\nprocesses, to food distribution, and ensure compliance with standard\noperating procedures (SOP) at all MBG points.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis incident must not be viewed as an isolated case, but as a\nserious alarm to evaluate the partner executor selection and oversight\nsystem,\u201d Charles stressed.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Charles conveyed that Commission IX of the DPR will\npush for strengthening field oversight functions of the MBG programme by\ninvolving the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) more intensively\nand systematically at every nutrition service unit.<\/p>\n
He views that preventive oversight schemes must be tightened so that\nMBG can truly provide nutritional benefits, rather than posing health\nrisks. \u201cThe state cannot just wait for action only after victims have\nfallen,\u201d said Charles.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-member-urges-permanent-closure-of-sppg-following-mass-poisoning-1775638338", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }