# Around 2,000 fall ill in Indonesia after eating free school meals

https://mins.news/en/item/44540

- BBC News, 2026-09-03 15:48 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z7lz7777o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> About 2,000 Indonesian students and teachers have developed suspected food poisoning after eating meals supplied by the government’s free school meals programme over the past three days. The latest incident affected 777 people at a high school in Central Java. Authorities are investigating several outbreaks, while food samples are being tested for contamination amid reports of slimy, undercooked and foul-smelling food.

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