DistantNews
Support us
🇮🇩 Indonesia /Health & Science

141 Blora Children Fall Ill After Eating State-Sanctioned Free Meals

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • One hundred forty-one students at two schools in Blora, Central Java, developed suspected food poisoning after eating free meals on September 7, 2026.
  • Three students were hospitalized, four received outpatient care and 135 experienced symptoms without visiting health facilities.
  • Authorities suspected spoiled food, possibly broccoli and corn, and noted that the region had recorded an earlier poisoning case linked to improperly stored milk.

A total of 141 students at two schools in Blora, Central Java, are suspected of suffering food poisoning after eating government-approved free meals on September 7, 2026.

The students attended Tunjungan Public High School and Albanjari Junior High School. They ate between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and the first symptoms appeared at 3 p.m., Blora Regent Arief Rahman said. The incident was reported the next morning.

Three students were hospitalized, one at Japah Public Health Center and two at Citra Mulia Clinic. Four others received outpatient treatment. Another 135 students experienced diarrhea, nausea or dizziness but did not go to health facilities.

The meals were supplied by the Sukorejo 2 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit under the Tirto Mirah Asih Foundation in Semarang. The menu included white rice, fried tempeh with coriander, basil chicken, boiled broccoli and sweet corn, soup and apples. Authorities suspected that one item had spoiled, initially focusing on the broccoli and corn.

The incident was not the first food-poisoning case linked to the free nutritious meal program in Blora. On July 20, 2026, 19 elementary school students in Ngawen District fell ill after consuming improperly stored milk.

The first symptoms emerged at 3:00 p.m. on September 7, 2026

· Arief RahmanThe Blora regent described when the students first began showing symptoms.
About this summary

Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog