In Indonesia, more than 300 school students have become ill in food poisoning. The poisoning has occurred in the ‘Free School Meal Program’, one of the major projects of President Prabo Sabuanto.
According to the report by British media The Guardian, the incident is the biggest food poisoning of the project so far. According to officials, a total of 5 people became ill by eating food from the school in Saragit city.
A school student told Reuters that he woke up at night in severe stomach pain. With intense headache and diarrhea. At first she thought she was alone. Later, after seeing the posts of classmates on social media, he realized that he became ill in school food.
The food provided to the students who fell ill had terminal rice, eggs, fried temprs, cucumber and lettuce leaves, sliced apples and one packet of milk. These foods are distributed in multiple schools after cooking in a central location.
“We have ordered the distribution of food from the kitchen to temporarily stop the food from that kitchen. The food was sent to the lab for the day. There will be this restriction until the results come. ‘ The government has said that they will bear the cost of treating sick students if needed.
Since the launch of the project in January, multiple food poisoning has occurred across the country. More than a thousand people have become ill so far after eating the food of this program. The government’s national nutrition agency said the government’s government’s national nutrition agency said after the previous incidents to improve the quality of kitchen activities and food distribution.
The school food program was one of the commitments of Prabo Subanto’s election campaign. He claimed that this multi-billion dollar project would improve the quality of life of the people and increase economic growth.
The free food program has already reached more than 1.5 million people. This year, the target of reaching 5.7 million people has been set. For which the budget of 1 trillion silver ($ 1.32 billion) has been allocated this year.
This program is cooked in 5 kitchen cuisine across the country. Some of which are managed by the army, but mostly are third -party -directed. Earlier in May this year, more than 20 students were ill in a city in West Java. According to the media report, Salmonella and E. The presence of coli bacteria was found.
