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View all search resultsHundreds of Surabaya students fall ill after consuming free meals
The mass food poisoning was linked to a beef meal in the day’s menu, pending results of laboratry test results.
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East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa (center) talks with a student while inspecting the free nutritious meals program on Jan. 8, 2025, at the SMPN 1 Candi state junior high school in Sidoarjo, East Java. (Antara/Umarul Faruq)
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round 200 students from 12 kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools in Tembok Dukuh subdistrict, Surabaya, East Java, suffered symptoms of food poisoning after consuming state-provided free nutritious meals on May 11.
Most of the students complained of dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Some were treated at the IBI Mother and Child Hospital in Surabaya, while the majority underwent only light medical examinations. As of Monday afternoon, no students had been reported to require hospitalization.
Tembok Dukuh Community Health Center (Puskesmas) head Tiyas Pranadani confirmed that the suspected poisoning was linked to free meals distributed by a single Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG).
“There are several schools that received food from one SPPG, and almost all of them complained. Nearly everyone reported symptoms,” she said at the IBI Hospital lobby.
She added that the number of victims was still provisional as data collection is ongoing.
Tiyas said preliminary suspicion pointed to the meat dish served that day.
“From our monitoring and reports from teachers, usually the meals don’t include meat,” she said.
