Jakarta, May 6 -- Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) Netty Prasetiyani Aher has urged the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to trace the sources of food poisoning cases linked to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

During a meeting with the BGN at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday, she underlined that the sources of food poisoning must be traced by focusing on several aspects, ranging from the local materials to the distribution process.

She cited a report from the Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) on the standardization of the free meals provision, which states that only 17 percent of the meals meet nutritional and food safety standards.

"The CISDI also found th...