Without an SLHS, BGN temporarily halts 492 SPPGs in Sumatra
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has temporarily halted 492 Nutrition Service Units (SPPG) in the Sumatra region from 9 March 2026 because they do not yet hold a Hygiene and Sanitation Compliance Certificate (SLHS).
Director of Monitoring and Surveillance for Region I at BGN, Harjito, said the decision is a step to enforce safety and kitchen suitability standards in the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals programme (MBG).
‘This suspension is a corrective measure to ensure all operating kitchens fully meet health and food safety standards,’ he said in Jakarta on Saturday.
He stressed that all SPPGs already in operation are required to meet cleanliness and sanitation standards, including through the process of registering and verifying SLHS with the local Health Office.
‘We are giving all SPPGs the opportunity to complete their administrative obligations and sanitation standards promptly. After the registration and verification process is completed, operations can resume,’ he said.
The province with the highest number of SPPGs yet to register the SLHS is North Sumatra with 252 kitchens, followed by Lampung (77), Aceh (76), West Sumatra (69), Riau (9), the Riau Islands (5), and Bengkulu (4), while Jambi, South Sumatra, and the Bangka Belitung Islands are reported to have no kitchens that have yet to register.
He said the temporary suspension policy is also part of an effort to strengthen oversight of service quality in the MBG programme that targets the nutrition of the public, especially school children.
‘This programme concerns public health, so food safety standards must not be compromised,’ he said.
Harjito urged all SPPG operators affected by the policy to coordinate promptly with the local Health Office to expedite the SLHS registration process.
‘We hope that the SPPGs can promptly complete the required prerequisites so that services can resume and the benefits of the MBG programme can continue to be felt by the public,’ he said.