https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/indonesia-around-2-000-fall-ill-after-eating-free-school-mealsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/indonesia-around-2-000-fall-ill-after-eating-free-school-mealshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/indonesia-around-2-000-fall-ill-after-eating-free-school-meals#u58572Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:53:13 +0000Almost 2,000 people, mostly students, have fallen ill in suspected food poisoning incidents linked to Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals program between September 1 and September 3. The program aims to eliminate malnutrition among schoolchildren. Indonesian officials have tested the meals involved, and the country's top rights body is calling for a police investigation into the poisoning.Why it mattersThe incidents have raised concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the government's initiative to provide free meals to schoolchildren. Repeated safety failures are impacting https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/indonesia-around-2-000-fall-ill-after-eating-free-school-mealshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/indonesia-around-2-000-fall-ill-after-eating-free-school-meals#u57000Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:10:19 +0000More than 2,000 students and teachers in Indonesia suffered food poisoning after eating government-supplied free school meals. Reports indicate over 1,700 people fell sick within a three-day window. Indonesian officials have since tested the meals involved in the incidents. Indonesia's top rights body is now calling for a police investigation into the poisoning. The incidents occur as part of a broader government initiative to eliminate malnutrition among schoolchildren, though repeated safety failures are impacting public support for the program.Why it mattersPresident Prabowo Subianto l