National Nutrition Agency Warns Partners Against Inflating Prices of Food Ingredients for Free Nutrition Programme

Surakarta, VIVA – The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Nanik S. Deyang, has received numerous reports about partners frequently inflating the prices of food ingredients for the kitchens of the Nutrition Service Units (SPPG).

This was conveyed by Nanik during a Coordination Meeting with the Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors in the Solo Raya region. The meeting was attended by 933 people involved in managing the MBG kitchens, consisting of Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors, from the cities of Surakarta, Boyolali, Sragen, and Karanganyar.

She reminded the Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, and Nutrition Supervisors not to compromise with SPPG partners in any fraudulent practices that could undermine the Free Nutrition Programme (MBG).

“Remember! Heads of SPPG, Financial Supervisors, Nutrition Supervisors, never agree to the demands, let alone cooperate with SPPG partners who inflate the prices of food ingredients for this MBG programme, especially if the quality of the food ingredients is poor,” said the Deputy Head of BGN for Public Communication and Investigation, in Solo, quoted on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Nanik admitted that many heads of SPPG had reported that partners often inflated prices above the Highest Retail Price (HET) and forced them to accept poor-quality ingredients. Upon hearing these reports, Nanik immediately instructed the Coordinators for the Surakarta, Boyolali, Sragen, and Karanganyar regions to collect all the data.

“You go around, check directly at the SPPGs, find out which SPPGs are experiencing this price inflation,” she said.

Nanik reiterated that the heads of SPPG must be responsible if the State Audit Board (BPK) finds any price inflation of food ingredients above the Highest Retail Price (HET) in the SPPG’s financial reports.

“The partners may get away with it, but you will be the ones facing the law,” said Nanik.

Therefore, not only reminding the managers of the MBG kitchens, Nanik even threatened the naughty partners who have inflated the prices of food ingredients above the HET and then forced the Heads of SPPG to accept food ingredients from only one or two suppliers they designate, especially if the quality is poor.

“Heads of SPPG, please inform your partners that if any partner is found to be inflating food prices and only providing one or two suppliers, then I will suspend them!” she said.