Indonesian officials say government-supplied meals tested after more than 500 students fall ill
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Indonesian officials say government-supplied meals tested after more than 500 students fall ill
JAKARTA – More than 500 students in Indonesia’s East Java were hospitalised with food poisoning suspected to have been caused by state-supplied meals, regional officials said on Sept 2, as the government works to reform the agency overseeing its ambitious free-meals scheme. President Prabowo Subian»»»
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The number of MBG poisoning victims in Sidoarjo has reached 664, but the local government has not declared an extraordinary outbreak due to efficiency concerns.
SIDOARJO, KOMPAS - Although the number of victims of mass poisoning, allegedly caused by the consumption of food from the free nutritious meal program or MBG in Sidoarjo, East Java, has reached 664 people as of Thursday (3/9/2026), this incident has not been declared an extraordinary event or KLB. »»»
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