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        "id": 1978671,
        "msgid": "students-in-central-lombok-find-worms-in-free-nutritious-meal-menu-sppg-responds-1789379781",
        "date": "2026-09-14 15:40:43",
        "title": "Students in Central Lombok Find Worms in Free Nutritious Meal Menu; SPPG Responds",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Students at a school in Central Lombok discovered live worms in their Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) containers, prompting the local Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) to issue an apology. The SPPG head admitted to a lack of oversight during food preparation and confirmed that the contaminated meals were intercepted before consumption.",
        "content": "<p>Students in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), discovered\nworms in the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) menu distributed by the local\nNutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG). The worms were seen moving\nwithin the meal containers.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at the SDN-SMPN Satu Atap Repok Sintung Barat,\nlocated in Karang Sidemen Village, North Batukliang District, Central\nLombok. Based on circulating video footage, a teacher is seen pointing\nout worms in an MBG container as they moved towards other parts of the\nmeal.<\/p>\n<p>The worms are suspected to have originated from the long beans. In\naddition to the long beans, the MBG menu intended for the students\nincluded rice, \u2018ayam plecing\u2019 (spicy chicken), saut\u00e9ed corn, fried\nsoybeans, and longan fruit.<\/p>\n<p>According to the teacher in the video, worms were also found in\nseveral other MBMA meal containers. As a result, dozens of meal sets\nwere withheld from being distributed to the students.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Karang Sidemen SPPG, Johan Sastra Irawan,\nacknowledged the incident. Johan stated that the SPPG staff were not\nsufficiently thorough in inspecting the food ingredients before they\nwere processed and distributed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no defence for this. Indeed, our volunteers were not careful\nenough. Regarding this matter, we have resolved it immediately and the\nfood was not consumed,\u201d Johan said in a statement to detikBali on Monday\n(14\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Johan ensured that the food containing worms was not consumed by the\nbeneficiaries. He noted that worms were found in five meal containers\nand the matter has been followed up by the local police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe local police have since stepped in to assist,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Johan stated that the Karang Sidemen SPPG would use this incident as\na basis for evaluation, particularly in improving supervision across all\nstages of the MBG menu provision, from preparation to the point where\nfood is ready for distribution to beneficiaries.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/students-in-central-lombok-find-worms-in-free-nutritious-meal-menu-sppg-responds-1789379781",
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