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Indonesia: 2,000 ill from free school meal program; outbreaks probed

Around 2,000 people, mostly students, fell ill after consuming free school meals across Indonesia, prompting investigations into multiple suspected outbreaks. The incidents fuel criticism of the national program's food safety standards. The scale and cause remain unconfirmed, but the episode threatens the program's political viability.

BBC Worldabout 22 hours agoIDengCredibility 42%View source

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