Jakarta, Nov. 12 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is pressing for the acceleration of hygiene and sanitation certification of Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) kitchens.

BGN Head Dadan Hindayana noted that the step is necessary as MBG made up 48 percent of 441 food poisoning cases in the country.

"The number of affected beneficiaries reached 11,640 people, comprising 636 people receiving inpatient treatment and 11,004 people receiving outpatient treatment," he said in a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) here on Wednesday.

In addition to SLHS, Hindayana also underlined the need to accelerate the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification and halal certification of MBG kitchens, or officially called N...