Jakarta, Sept. 25 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) reaffirmed its commitment to food safety in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, following a reported poisoning case allegedly linked to shark meat served in Ketapang District, West Kalimantan.

"Regarding the shark menu, I want to emphasize that we at BGN will not permit the use of food ingredients deemed harmful," said BGN Deputy Head Nanik S. Deyang during a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday.

She explained that the MBG program is designed to utilize locally sourced ingredients in each region to meet the nutritional needs of its recipients.

"Every menu is tailored to local wisdom. For example, if Region A has an abundance of corn, we incorporate it into the program. Th...