# Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free-meal kitchens over sanitation breaches

https://mins.news/en/item/49234

- Reuters, 2026-09-08 06:35 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-suspends-nearly-2000-free-meal-kitchens-breaching-sanitation-rules-2026-09-08/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9fac99abedf1000171c6e3

> Nearly 2,000 kitchens in Indonesia’s free meals programme have been temporarily closed for failing to register for hygiene inspections, the agency chief overseeing the programme said.

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