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The Independent
10 hours ago
- Health
- The Independent
Hundreds hit by food poisoning after eating free school meals in Indonesia
More than 360 people in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java have fallen ill after consuming school lunches, in what is the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo Subianto 's flagship free meals programme. Since its January launch, more than 1000 people have been affected by food poisoning across the archipelago. Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas said 365 people fell ill, and a food sample was now being tested in a lab. He added the government would pay for any medical treatment if needed. Wizdan Ridho Abimanyu, a ninth grader at Gemolong 1 Middle School said he was woken at night by sharp pain in his stomach. He had a headache and diarrhoea, which he deduced had been caused by food poisoning after seeing schoolmates' social media posts complaining of the same. The likely contaminated lunch was turmeric rice, omelette ribbons, fried tempeh, cucumber and lettuce salad, sliced apple and a box of milk, cooked in a central kitchen and distributed to several schools. "We have asked to temporarily stop the food distribution from that kitchen until the lab results are back," Sigit said. The government's National Nutrition Agency, which oversees the programme, has raised the standards of kitchen operations and delivery in the aftermath of previous food poisoning cases, its chief Dadan Hindayana told Reuters. The free meals programme has been rapidly expanded to over 15 million recipients so far. Authorities plan to reach 83 million by year-end, budgeting a total cost of 171 trillion rupiah ($10.62 billion) this year. In a food poisoning case in a city in West Java in May, more than 200 students fell ill, and a lab found the food was contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli bacteria, according to media reports.
The Guardian
12 hours ago
- Health
- The Guardian
Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president's flagship program
More than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme to date. Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting more than 1,000 people. Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas said 365 people fell ill and a food sample had been sent to a lab for testing. The government said it would pay for any medical treatment if needed. One student at a local middle school said he was woken at night by sharp pain in his stomach. He had a headache and diarrhoea, which he realised had been caused by food poisoning after seeing schoolmates' social media posts complaining the same. The likely contaminated lunch was turmeric rice, omelette ribbons, fried tempeh, cucumber and lettuce salad, sliced apple and a box of milk, cooked in a central kitchen and distributed to several schools. 'We have asked to temporarily stop the food distribution from that kitchen until the lab results are back,' Sigit said. The government's national nutrition agency, which oversees the programme, has raised the standards of kitchen operations and delivery in the aftermath of previous food poisoning cases, said its chief, Dadan Hindayana. The multibillion-dollar policy was a centrepiece of Prabowo's election campaign and the former general said the programme would improve participants quality of life and boost economic growth. The free meals programme has been rapidly expanded to over 15 million recipients so far. Authorities plan to reach 83 million people by year-end, budgeting a total cost of 171 trillion rupiah ($10.62bn) this year. In January, at least 190 kitchens run by third-party catering services opened nationwide, including some run by military bases, to produce the meals. In a food poisoning case in a city in West Java in May, more than 200 students fell ill and a lab found the food was contaminated with Salmonella and E coli bacteria, according to media reports.
CNN
14 hours ago
- Health
- CNN
Hundreds hit by food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free school meals
More than 360 people fell ill in Indonesia's town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, an official said on Thursday, in the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program. Since its launch in January, the free school meals program has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas told Reuters 365 people fell ill and a food sample was being tested in a lab. The government would pay for any medical treatment if needed. Wizdan Ridho Abimanyu, a ninth grader at Gemolong 1 middle school, told Reuters he was woken at night by sharp pain in his stomach. He had a headache and diarrhoea, which he deduced had been caused by food poisoning after seeing schoolmates' social media posts complaining of the same. The likely contaminated lunch was turmeric rice, omelette ribbons, fried tempeh, cucumber and lettuce salad, sliced apple and a box of milk, cooked in a central kitchen and distributed to several schools. 'We have asked to temporarily stop the food distribution from that kitchen until the lab results are back,' Sigit said. The government's National Nutrition Agency, which oversees the program, has raised the standards of kitchen operations and delivery in the aftermath of previous food poisoning cases, its chief Dadan Hindayana told Reuters. The free meals programme has been rapidly expanded to over 15 million recipients so far. Authorities plan to reach 83 million by year-end, budgeting a total cost of 171 trillion rupiah ($10.62 billion) this year. In a food poisoning case in a city in West Java in May, more than 200 students fell ill and a lab found the food was contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli bacteria, according to media reports.
CNA
16 hours ago
- Health
- CNA
More than 360 hit by food poisoning after eating free school meal in Indonesian town
SRAGEN, Indonesia: More than 360 people fell ill in Indonesia's town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, an official said on Thursday (Aug 14), in the largest food poisoning case to hit President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme. Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas told Reuters 365 people fell ill and a food sample was being tested in a lab. The government would pay for any medical treatment if needed. Wizdan Ridho Abimanyu, a ninth grader at Gemolong 1 middle school, told Reuters he was woken at night by sharp pain in his stomach. He had a headache and diarrhoea, which he deduced had been caused by food poisoning after seeing schoolmates' social media posts complaining the same. The likely contaminated lunch was turmeric rice, omelette ribbons, fried tempeh, cucumber and lettuce salad, sliced apple and a box of milk, cooked in a central kitchen and distributed to several schools. "We have asked to temporarily stop the food distribution from that kitchen until the lab results are back," Sigit said. The government's National Nutrition Agency, which oversees the programme, has raised the standards of kitchen operations and delivery in the aftermath of previous food poisoning cases, its chief Dadan Hindayana told Reuters. The free meals programme has been rapidly expanded to over 15 million recipients so far. Authorities plan to reach 83 million by year-end, budgeting a total cost of 171 trillion rupiah (US$10.62 billion) this year. In a food poisoning case in a city in West Java in May, more than 200 students fell ill and a lab found the food was contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli bacteria, according to media reports.
The Guardian
16 hours ago
- Health
- The Guardian
Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president's flagship program
More than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit president Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme to date. Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas told Reuters 365 people fell ill and a food sample had been sent to a lab for testing. The government said it would pay for any medical treatment if needed. One student at a local middle school told Reuters he was woken at night by sharp pain in his stomach. He had a headache and diarrhoea, which he realised had been caused by food poisoning after seeing schoolmates' social media posts complaining the same. The likely contaminated lunch was turmeric rice, omelette ribbons, fried tempeh, cucumber and lettuce salad, sliced apple and a box of milk, cooked in a central kitchen and distributed to several schools. 'We have asked to temporarily stop the food distribution from that kitchen until the lab results are back,' Sigit said. The government's national nutrition agency, which oversees the programme, has raised the standards of kitchen operations and delivery in the aftermath of previous food poisoning cases, its chief Dadan Hindayana told Reuters. The multi-billion dollar policy was a centrepiece of Prabowo's election campaign and the former general said the programme would improve participants quality of life and boost economic growth. The free meals programme has been rapidly expanded to over 15 million recipients so far. Authorities plan to reach 83 million people by year-end, budgeting a total cost of 171 trillion rupiah ($10.62bn) this year. In January, at least 190 kitchens run by third-party catering services opened nationwide, including some run by military bases, to produce the meals. In a food poisoning case in a city in West Java in May, more than 200 students fell ill and a lab found the food was contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli bacteria, according to media reports.
