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        "id": 1652024,
        "msgid": "mbg-milk-sold-in-minimarkets-bgn-we-never-produced-uht-milk-1775127063",
        "date": "2026-04-02 17:30:24",
        "title": "MBG Milk Sold in Minimarkets, BGN: We Never Produced UHT Milk",
        "author": "Ardito Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has denied producing UHT milk for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme, stating that it procures milk from the open market without contracts to specific producers. This comes amid social media buzz over MBG-labelled milk being sold in minimarkets, despite clear packaging warnings against resale. The incident raises concerns about the integrity of the government's free school nutrition initiative and potential misuse by producers to offload surplus stock.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency\n(BGN) Nanik Sudaryati Deyang stated that BGN has never produced Ultra\nHigh Temperature (UHT) milk.<\/p>\n<p>This was conveyed by Nanik in response to reports that milk from the\nFree Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme was being sold in minimarkets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not our product. We at MBG have never had or made milk,\u201d\nNanik emphasised when met at the Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs\nin Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (2 April 2026).<\/p>\n<p>When asked further if BGN had communicated with the milk producer,\nNanik simply denied it again.<\/p>\n<p>The same sentiment was expressed by BGN Head Dadan Hindayana.<\/p>\n<p>He also affirmed that his agency has never produced UHT milk for\nsale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the thing, BGN has never made a contract or committed to any\nproducer,\u201d he stressed at the Coordinating Ministry for Food\nAffairs.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, all Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG)\npurchase milk from the free market at prevailing prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo our SPPG-based milk is bought based on the market prices\navailable. If there\u2019s school milk in the market, I think it\u2019s possible\nthat some producer is trying to make it sell and then it\u2019s sold in the\nmarket,\u201d said Dadan.<\/p>\n<p>Social media timelines are currently abuzz with posts showing Free\nNutritious Meals (MBG) programme milk being sold in minimarkets.<\/p>\n<p>However, the milk product packaging clearly states \u201cFree MBG\nProgramme Milk Not for Resale\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the post, the 125 ml milk packs are seen being marketed for around\nRp 4,000 per pack or about Rp 138,000 per carton.<\/p>\n<p>The post was shared by the Threads account <span class=\"citation\"\ndata-cites=\"moh\">@moh<\/span>*** on Wednesday (1 April 2026).<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the contradiction between the \u201cnot for resale\u201d label\nand the on-the-ground sales practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA bit shocked, a bit surprised to find this, even though it\u2019s\nclearly written FREE MBG PROGRAMME MILK. NOT FOR RESALE, but why can it\nbe sold in minimarkets. What\u2019s the concept here??\u201d wrote the poster.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mbg-milk-sold-in-minimarkets-bgn-we-never-produced-uht-milk-1775127063",
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