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  "id": 5267289,
  "title": "Nearly 800 fall ill in latest Indonesian free meal poisoning outbreaks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nearly-800-fall-ill-in-latest-indonesian-free-meal-poisoning-outbreaks-5267289",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/03/nearly-800-fall-ill-in-latest-indonesian-free-meal-poisoning-outbreaks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly eight hundred individuals have contracted food poisoning from the Indonesian government's free meals program, according to a member of the parliamentary health commission. This outbreak includes more than five hundred students in East Java province this week. President Prabowo Subianto initiated the multibillion-dollar initiative last year to combat under-nutrition by providing free meals to tens of millions of children. However, the program has faced numerous controversies, such as mass food poisoning incidents, allegations of corruption, leadership changes, and a hefty price tag.\n\nIn addition to the 512 students who fell ill in Sidoarjo, East Java, fifty-nine individuals experienced poisoning in Nganjuk, East Java, and two hundred thirty-seven people in Agam, West Sumatra. Charles Honoris, a lawmaker and member of the sole political party outside the governing coalition, reported these statistics on Instagram on Wednesday. He cited local health department data and emphasized that these incidents were not isolated.",
  "summary": "The multibillion-dollar programme to eradicate child undernutrition has been dogged by controversy, including allegations of corruption.",
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        "title": "Nearly 800 fall ill in latest Indonesian free meal poisoning outbreaks",
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        "published": "2026-09-03T05:28:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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