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        "msgid": "parliament-continues-efforts-to-oversee-food-safety-in-each-mbg-service-unit-1776520249",
        "date": "2026-04-18 19:33:57",
        "title": "Parliament Continues Efforts to Oversee Food Safety in Each MBG Service Unit",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A member of Indonesia's House of Representatives Commission IX from the Gerindra faction, Ade Rezki Pratama, has reaffirmed his commitment to monitoring the nutritional standards and safety of meals under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme, a flagship initiative of President Prabowo Subianto aimed at optimally fulfilling children's nutrition for the golden generation. He emphasised that the programme not only enhances child nutrition but also boosts local economies by sourcing produce like fruits, vegetables, and eggs from communities. Local officials in Padang Pariaman welcome the 2025 launch, viewing it as a vital solution for lower-income groups with long-term benefits for human resources and economic development.",
        "content": "<p>Meals provided to beneficiaries must not only be healthy and hygienic\nbut also meet established nutritional standards. Pariaman (ANTARA) -\nMember of the House of Representatives Commission IX from the Gerindra\nfaction, Ade Rezki Pratama, emphasised his commitment to overseeing the\nsuitability of consumption and nutritional standards of food in the Free\nNutritious Meals (MBG) programme to ensure it delivers significant\npositive impacts in line with the plans of Indonesian President Prabowo\nSubianto. \u201cThis programme is designed so that children can grow and\ndevelop as successors to the golden generation through optimal\nnutritional fulfilment from an early age,\u201d Ade said during a video\nconference speech at the MBG Socialisation in Enam Lingkung Subdistrict,\nPadang Pariaman Regency, on Saturday. Therefore, he continued, the meals\nserved to beneficiaries must not only be healthy and hygienic but also\nmeet the established nutritional standards. As overseers and\ncontrollers, his side will always pay attention to the suitability of\nthose meals in each Nutritional Fulfilment Service Unit or MBG kitchen\nso that one of President Prabowo\u2019s flagship programmes can not only\nimprove children\u2019s nutrition but also provide broad benefits to the\nwider community. \u201cWe see this sector as an boost to the community\u2019s\neconomy, because in this programme, it will supply local agricultural\nproduce. For example, fruits, vegetables, chicken eggs, and others,\u201d he\nsaid. Ade conveyed that although the impact of the MBG launched in 2025\nwill not be instant or quick, he is optimistic that the programme\u2019s\nsuccess will become a strong foundation for the quality of Indonesia\u2019s\nhuman resources and the community\u2019s economy in the future. \u201cHopefully,\nthis programme can be accepted and successful. Indeed, the results are\nnot visible now, but in a few years, we will be able to feel the\nbenefits,\u201d he stated. In line with that, the Enam Lingkung Subdistrict\nHead, Jhony Firman, said his side welcomes the central government\u2019s\nprogramme well because it has broad positive impacts. He hopes the\npresence of MBG can become a real solution for the community, especially\nfor lower-middle economic groups.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/parliament-continues-efforts-to-oversee-food-safety-in-each-mbg-service-unit-1776520249",
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