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Food poisoning in the Free Nutritious Meals programme
Cases of food poisoning linked to meals served under Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme and the official counts and responses.
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Free Nutritious Meals programmeThe food poisoning cases involve meals served under the Free Nutritious Meals programme, according to official countsMakan Bergizi GratisCovered together · 1 storyNational Nutrition Agencyraised the handling of poisoning cases to 'fatal incident' status in Aug 2026; kitchens linked to a case are suspended and their heads removed from post pending investigation
Sudaryonotold the House on 3 Sep 2026 that 5,482 people were affected in 71 incidents since he took office, that more than 80% of cases stemmed from breaches of operating procedures, and that 38 kitchens had been temporarily closedFood poisoning in the Free Nutritious Meals programme
Ministry of Health of Indonesiarecorded 13,371 MBG recipients with health problems, including 638 hospitalised, as cited by the head of the National Nutrition Agency to the House on 12 Nov 2025
Prabowo SubiantoCovered together · 1 story
Purbaya Yudhi SadewaCovered together · 1 story
IndonesiaCovered together · 1 storyRelated issues
- Free Nutritious Meals programme
The food poisoning cases involve meals served under the Free Nutritious Meals programme, according to official counts
- Makan Bergizi Gratis
Covered together · 1 story
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- National Nutrition Agency
raised the handling of poisoning cases to 'fatal incident' status in Aug 2026; kitchens linked to a case are suspended and their heads removed from post pending investigation
- Sudaryono
told the House on 3 Sep 2026 that 5,482 people were affected in 71 incidents since he took office, that more than 80% of cases stemmed from breaches of operating procedures, and that 38 kitchens had been temporarily closed
- Ministry of Health of Indonesia
recorded 13,371 MBG recipients with health problems, including 638 hospitalised, as cited by the head of the National Nutrition Agency to the House on 12 Nov 2025
- Prabowo Subianto
Covered together · 1 story
- Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa
Covered together · 1 story
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- Covered together
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14 Nov 2026
Free meals and food poisoning: what Indonesia's official counts showAug 2026 · On the record
National Nutrition Agency raised the handling of poisoning cases to 'fatal incident' status in Aug 2026; kitchens linked to a case are suspended and their heads removed from post pending investigation
RRI2026 · On the record
Sudaryono told the House on 3 Sep 2026 that 5,482 people were affected in 71 incidents since he took office, that more than 80% of cases stemmed from breaches of operating procedures, and that 38 kitchens had been temporarily closed
Katadata2026 · On the record
National Nutrition Agency reported 29,028 children treated as outpatients and 2,413 hospitalised over suspected MBG food poisoning, as of 1 Jun 2026
Kompas TV2025 · On the record
Ministry of Health of Indonesia and 1 other recorded 13,371 MBG recipients with health problems, including 638 hospitalised, as cited by the head of the National Nutrition Agency to the House on 12 Nov 2025
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- National Nutrition Agency
raised the handling of poisoning cases to 'fatal incident' status in Aug 2026; kitchens linked to a case are suspended and their heads removed from post pending investigation
- Ministry of Health of Indonesia
recorded 13,371 MBG recipients with health problems, including 638 hospitalised, as cited by the head of the National Nutrition Agency to the House on 12 Nov 2025
- Sudaryono
told the House on 3 Sep 2026 that 5,482 people were affected in 71 incidents since he took office, that more than 80% of cases stemmed from breaches of operating procedures, and that 38 kitchens had been temporarily closed