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Society 1 day ago
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Mass food poisoning strikes again as opposition to free meals program grows
Calls by parents, rights groups and students to halt the government's free nutritious meals program have intensified following the series of food-poisoning incidents. Some schools have also suspended or declined to participate in the program over food-safety concerns.
Archipelago 1 week ago
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Parents pursue criminal case after free meal poisoning in North Sumatra
The Karo Health Agency said six students remained hospitalized as of early September. Among them was 16-year-old Febiola Purba, who developed memory loss, suffered multiple seizures and had difficulty speaking after falling ill.
Archipelago 1 week ago
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Student suffers memory loss, seizures after free meal food poisoning
The student's mother, Elvinus Lusiana, said Febiola Purba had been treated at five hospitals and examined by pediatric gastroenterology, neurology and psychiatry specialists, but has shown little improvement since the food poisoning incident three weeks ago.
Politics 1 week ago
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BGN suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens after food poisoning outbreak
BGN suspended 1,999 kitchens across Indonesia because they did not register with the health ministry to undergo mandatory hygiene and sanitation certifications, agency chief Sudaryono said on Monday.
Politics 1 week ago
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Mass poisonings cast doubt on free meals reforms
New National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Sudaryono, who oversees the free meals program, described the series of food poisoning incidents lately as “deliberate negligence” by kitchens that had failed to follow the agency’s food-safety procedures.
Politics 1 week ago
Komnas HAM calls for police to probe food poisoning of more than 2,000 students
In separate cases across at least three major islands, more than 2,000 students and teachers fell ill after eating lunch issued by the government as part of a scheme to eradicate malnutrition launched by Prabowo last year.
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