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View all search resultsCalls have grown for President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to suspend and reevaluate its flagship free nutritious meals program amid cases of food poisoning and a report of embezzlement of funds earmarked for the initiative.
The latest incident occurred on Wednesday, impacting at least 13 students from SDN 33 Kasipute elementary school in Bombana regency, Southeast Sulawesi. This marks the sixth such case since the program was launched in January.
The Cianjur Health Agency has declared a health emergency after 78 students from two schools in the regency suffered food poisoning. The students showed symptoms after meals from the government-run free nutritious meal program.
On Wednesday, 12 students from Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, were hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of food poisoning from government-provided meals at their schools. This marks the fifth food poisoning case linked to the program since its launch last month.
After at least two food poisoning incidents related to the free nutritious meals program, calls for stricter food safety procedures and monitoring have surfaced from parents and experts alike.
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