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Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia’s free school meals program

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to President Prabowo Subianto ’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals program this week, raising fresh concerns about food safety as the government rapidly expands the multibillion-d…

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Over 500 students hospitalised after eating state-supplied meals in Indones (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    More than 500 students in Indonesia were hospitalised with food poisoning on Tuesday.

  2. The Guardian

    More than 800 students and teachers in Indonesia suffer food poisoning after eating government free meals (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hundreds of students fall ill in three seperate incidents in Java and Sumatra this week as criticism of president’s flagship program grows More than 800 Indonesian students and teachers have fallen ill in separate incidents of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s free-meals program …

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Indonesia: Thousands fall sick from free school meals (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Hundreds of new food poisoning cases have been reported this week linked to President Prabowo Subianto's free school lunch program. The costly scheme has been dogged by health concerns and allegations of corruption.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia’s free school meals program (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to President Prabowo Subianto ’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals program this week, raising fresh concerns about food safety as the government rapidly expands the multibillion-d…

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