Posted on 11/13/2025 9:59:30 AM PST by nickcarraway
The Indonesian government's hallmark programme to provide free meals to combat malnutrition in the country has contributed to nearly half of food poisoning cases this year, an official told lawmakers on Wednesday (Nov 12).
Thousands of people have been sick since the much-hyped billion-dollar scheme of President Prabowo Subianto was launched in January, with critics calling for its suspension over hygiene concerns.
Dadan Hindayana, head of the national BGN agency which oversees the programme, told parliament that more than 11,000 people suffered from food poisoning across Indonesia since the launch, including over 600 who were hospitalised. Out of 441 recorded incidents of food poisoning, "the free meal programme accounts for 211 incidents, or 48 per cent of these cases", he said. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-free-meal-scheme-major-cause-food-poisoning-government-5462611
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I remember the the SLA Food Distribution Riot of 1974. That only cost Randolph Hearst 6 million though. It was a chimp out event
Hmmm, do we vote in ourselves a raise or pay for refrigeration?
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