Kasus Febiola Picu Desakan Evaluasi MBG, Orangtua Soroti Keracunan Berulang
Kasus keracunan yang menimpa Febiola Purba, siswa SMK di Sumatera Utara, dengan gejala kejang, tubuh lemas, dan gangguan ingatan setelah sebulan kejadian, memicu desakan dari para orangtua dan JPPI agar Badan Gizi Nasional mengevaluasi serius program Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG). Pemantauan JPPI mencatat total 43.838 warga di 36 provinsi menjadi korban keracunan MBG pada 2025 hingga awal September 2026, sehingga pergantian pucuk pimpinan BGN dinilai belum mampu menghentikan kasus berulang. Orangtua meminta negara bertanggung jawab dan menghentikan program MBG agar tidak ada lagi anak yang menjadi korban.
Poin-Poin Utama
- Febiola Purba, 16-year-old vocational student in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, suffered memory loss after MBG program food poisoning.
- Febiola was among 353 students poisoned at SMK Bersama Berastagi, Karo Regency.
- Symptoms persist nearly a month after incident: seizures, tongue retraction, weakness, memory loss.
- Febiola received outpatient treatment at Psychiatric and Neurology Polyclinic of RSUP Haji Adam Malik.
- Doctor stated Febiola likely suffered poisoning affecting her nervous system.
- Febiola no longer recognizes teachers, friends, or visiting family members.
- Mother Elvinus Lusiana Sitanggang, 49, reported condition to Kompas.id on Tuesday (8/9/2026).
- Susan Angelika, initiator of Bandung mothers' community IBN, demanded MBG program halt.
- Bandung resident Hardian reported finding rotten MBG side dishes, especially vegetables, brought home by his children.
- JPPI demanded National Nutrition Agency (BGN) treat poisoning cases as serious child safety threat.
- JPPI National Coordinator Ubaid Matraji stated BGN leadership replacement failed to stop poisoning cases.
- JPPI recorded 43,838 total MBG poisoning victims across 36 provinces.
- Victim breakdown: 28,103 in 2025; 15,735 from January to early September 2026.
- Victims include students, teachers, mothers, and toddlers in posyandu MBG program.
- JPPI data sourced from medical reports verified by puskesmas, regional public hospitals, and official health agency releases.
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