Food poisoning in the Free Nutritious Meals programme

Public record

• National Nutrition Agency
  raised the handling of poisoning cases to 'fatal incident' status in Aug 2026; kitchens linked to a case are suspended and their heads removed from post pending investigation (since 2026-08) · RRI: Sudaryono naikkan status kasus keracunan MBG jadi kejadian fatal (Aug 2026)
• Sudaryono
  told the House on 3 Sep 2026 that 5,482 people were affected in 71 incidents since he took office, that more than 80% of cases stemmed from breaches of operating procedures, and that 38 kitchens had been temporarily closed (since 2026) · Katadata: 5.482 korban keracunan MBG sejak akhir Juli 2026, BGN soroti pelanggaran SOP (Sep 2026)
• National Nutrition Agency
  reported 29,028 children treated as outpatients and 2,413 hospitalised over suspected MBG food poisoning, as of 1 Jun 2026 (since 2026) · Kompas TV: Progres kinerja BGN per 1 Juni 2026, dari jumlah penerima manfaat hingga dugaan keracunan (Jun 2026)
• Ministry of Health of Indonesia
  recorded 13,371 MBG recipients with health problems, including 638 hospitalised, as cited by the head of the National Nutrition Agency to the House on 12 Nov 2025 (since 2025) · Detik: Kepala BGN buka-bukaan di DPR, MBG sumbang 48% keracunan pangan (Nov 2025)
• National Nutrition Agency
  head told the House on 12 Nov 2025 that MBG accounted for 211 of 441 food poisoning incidents nationwide (about 48%); BGN data showed 636 people hospitalised and 11,004 treated as outpatients (since 2025) · Detik: Kepala BGN buka-bukaan di DPR, MBG sumbang 48% keracunan pangan (Nov 2025)
• National Nutrition Agency
  head told the House on 1 Oct 2025 that more than 6,457 people were affected by MBG-linked food poisoning from January to September 2025 (since 2025) · Metro TV: Januari-September 2025, jumlah korban insiden MBG capai 6.457 orang (Oct 2025)
• National Nutrition Agency
  runs the MBG programme; reported 62,964,716 beneficiaries as of 1 Jun 2026 and, by the end of May 2026, had suspended operations of 995 meal kitchens (SPPG) and issued 367 first and 16 second warnings (since 2025) · Kompas TV: Progres kinerja BGN per 1 Juni 2026, dari jumlah penerima manfaat hingga dugaan keracunan (Jun 2026)