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BriefsafetySep 3, 2026

Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals

Authorities are investigating several suspected outbreaks amid growing criticism of the scheme. Around 2,000 students and teachers across Indonesia have fallen ill with food poisoning over the past three days linked to the government's free school meals programme. In the latest case, 777 people became unwell after consuming the food at a high school in Rembang, Central Java, the institution's headteacher said [1].

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  1. bbc.co.uk · Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals Sep 3, 2026

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