Indonesia's $10 Billion School Meals Program Faces Crisis as Over 1,000 Students Suffer Food Poisoning

Sep 25, 2025 12:52 pm CST

Indonesia's ambitious $10 billion free school meals program is in jeopardy following multiple food poisoning outbreaks affecting over 1,000 children in West Java province this week. The incidents have overwhelmed local healthcare facilities and prompted calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto's flagship nutrition initiative, which aims to feed 83 million Indonesians by year-end but faces serious questions about quality control and implementation.