SPPG Suspended Due to Failure to Obtain Hygiene and Sanitation Certificate
The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for Communications and Investigation, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, stated that nutritional service units (SPPG) temporarily closed because they have not registered hygiene and sanitation certificates (SLHS) will not receive government incentives.
“(They) will not receive (the incentive),” said Nanik when confirmed by Tempo on Monday, 9 March 2026.
Nanik said SPPG facilities will remain closed until they register SLHS, which is a required condition for kitchen safety and adequacy standards in implementing the free nutritious meal programme (MBG).
Nanik stated that the BGN has only completed inspections in Region I, covering Sumatra. Inspections for Region II (Java) and Region III (eastern areas and remote regions) are still ongoing.
The government provides facility incentives of Rp 6 million per day without tax deductions to SPPG for 2 years. This incentive provision is outlined in a Decision by the Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Number 244 of 2025 regarding the Third Amendment to the Technical Guidelines for Implementation of Government Assistance for the Free Nutritious Meal Programme for Fiscal Year 2025.
Previously, the National Nutrition Agency temporarily closed 492 SPPG in Sumatra from 9 March 2026 with no time limit. The closure was carried out because hundreds of kitchens had not registered SLHS.
The Director of Monitoring and Supervision for Region I of the National Nutrition Agency, Harjito, stated that the temporary closure was implemented as a step to enforce kitchen safety and adequacy standards in implementing the free nutritious meal programme (MBG).
According to Harjito, all operating SPPG are required to meet hygiene and sanitation standards, including through the process of registering and verifying SLHS at local health authorities. “This suspension is a corrective measure to ensure all operating kitchens genuinely meet food safety and health standards,” Harjito said in an official statement on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Harjito stated that the requirement applies to kitchens that have been operating for more than 30 days but have not registered SLHS. “We are providing an opportunity for all SPPG to promptly complete their administrative obligations and sanitation standards. After the registration and verification process is completed, operations can resume,” he said.
Data as of 7 March 2026 at 11:00 showed there are 492 SPPG in Sumatra that have not registered SLHS. This number is an accumulation of reports from Regional Coordinators in Sumatra who conducted direct monitoring of MBG kitchen operations in each province.
North Sumatra has the highest number of SPPG that have not registered SLHS with 252 kitchens, followed by Lampung with 77 kitchens, Aceh with 76 kitchens, West Sumatra with 69 kitchens, Riau with 9 kitchens, Riau Islands with 5 kitchens, and Bengkulu with 4 kitchens. Meanwhile, Jambi, South Sumatra, and Bangka Belitung Islands recorded no kitchens that had not registered.