US EditionIndonesia investigates more free meal poisoning cases, after 700 students fall ill, official says
- Indonesian authorities are investigating food poisoning cases involving nearly 700 children in Yogyakarta province after students ate meals from President Prabowo Subianto's free school meal program, as stated by an official.
- As of October 29, data from the non-governmental organization JPPI shows that 15,000 children have fallen ill due to the program, prompting calls for its suspension.
- Improper food storage and late meal deliveries are often blamed for the food poisoning, according to authorities.
- President Prabowo formed a team of ministers to supervise the program, which has received 171 trillion rupiah for this year.
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Indonesia investigates more free meal poisoning cases, after 700 students fall ill, official says
Indonesian authorities are investigating food poisoning cases involving nearly 700 children in Yogyakarta province this week, after students ate meals prepared under President Prabowo Subianto's key free school meal programme, an official said.
The initiative, launched by the Presidency since the beginning of the year to remedy the stunts in the growth of schoolchildren, is turning into a fiasco. Thousands of pupils and students have been victims of food poisoning and complaints continue to flow.
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Hundreds sick in Indonesia after free school meals
INDONESIA: Hundreds of pupils in Indonesia fell ill after eating free school meals, officials said on Wednesday (Oct 29), in the latest case of alleged food poisoning marring a government-funded programme.
JPPI has called on the government to suspend the program, joining a wave of criticism of the program. According to authorities, the main causes of health problems after eating school meals are improper food storage and delayed delivery of already cooked food. Prabowo on Wednesday formed a ministerial team, including the health minister, to improve oversight of the program. The free meals, which will cost the country tens of billions of dollars, …
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