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Over 5K Indonesian Children Fall Ill from Free School Lunches
- Over 1,000 children in West Java, Indonesia, experienced food poisoning this week after consuming meals provided through the government's free school lunch programme.
- The outbreaks follow previous incidents last week affecting 800 students in West Java and Central Sulawesi, raising concerns about rapid programme expansion and oversight.
- Mass poisonings occurred across multiple areas including West Bandung and Sukabumi, where makeshift treatment centers overwhelmed hospitals and treated dozens of students.
- Governor Mulyadi reported that kitchens faced challenges feeding many students and cooking was done early, sometimes the night before, causing food spoilage after sealing trays.
- Authorities declared a health emergency in West Bandung to allocate budget for treatment and evaluation, while calls to suspend the programme increased amid ongoing health concerns.
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der Standard DEThe ambitious programme should ensure nutrition for eighty million people, but is called into question because of massive problems.
·Vienna, Austria
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Over 1,000 Indonesian Children Sick from School Meals
Over 1,000 children in Indonesias West Java province have fallen ill after consuming government-provided school meals, marking the latest in a series of food poisoning outbreaks linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s free school meals program
·India
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Indonesia faces calls to halt free meal program as over 5,000 schoolchildren fall ill
Indonesia’s government was facing calls on Thursday to suspend President Prabowo Subianto ‘s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of school pupils fell ill in an food poisoning outbreak.
·United States
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