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

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JAKARTA, Indonesia: 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-dollar initiative nationwide, officials said Saturday. The incidents, reported between Tuesday and Thursday in East Java, Central Java, West Sumatra, Aceh and South Sulawesi, affected about 1,950 students, t

First report: Indonesia's top rights body calls for police to probe poisoning of more than 2,000 students — tribune.com.pk, 11d