# Indonesian free meal poisoning outbreaks affect nearly 800, lawmaker says

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- Reuters, 2026-09-03 04:20 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/latest-indonesian-free-meal-poisoning-outbreaks-affect-800-lawmaker-says-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a98f57a48059c000187b5c9

> Nearly 800 people in Indonesia have fallen ill in separate food-poisoning incidents linked to the government’s free meals programme, according to a member of a parliamentary health oversight commission. More than 500 of those affected were students in East Java this week.

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