Nearly 2,000 Fall Ill in Suspected Food Poisoning Linked to Indonesia’s Free School Meals Program
Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks.
TL;DR
- Nearly 2,000 people, mostly students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks.
- The incidents are linked to President Prabowo Subianto's Free Nutritious Meals program (MBG).
- Outbreaks were reported between Tuesday and Thursday in East Java, Central Java, West Sumatra, Aceh, and South Sulawesi.
- The program's rapid expansion faces renewed scrutiny over food safety, with previous incidents and corruption allegations.
- Approximately 1,950 students, teachers, and pupils were affected.