# Indonesian officials test state-supplied meals after over 500 students fall ill

https://mins.news/en/item/41473

- Reuters, 2026-09-02 05:45 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/indonesian-officials-say-government-supplied-meals-tested-after-more-than-500-2026-09-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a97b7e52732d800016747a6

> More than 500 students in Indonesia’s East Java were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning linked to meals supplied by the state, regional officials said on Wednesday. The government is working to reform the agency overseeing its ambitious free-meals program.

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