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Suspected Free School Meals Poisoning in Blora: Catering Unit Faces Third Reported Case

From Republika · () Indonesian

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

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  • One hundred thirty-six students and one teacher at SMAN 1 Tunjungan in Central Java reportedly suffered symptoms after receiving the Free Nutritious Meals program.
  • Deputy Regent Sri Setyorini said she would recommend permanently closing the Sukorejo 2 nutrition service unit, which had already received two warnings.
  • At least four students were referred to hospital, while officials also reported finding a caterpillar in a meal distributed by the unit.

A suspected poisoning incident involving Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals program has prompted a recommendation to permanently close the catering unit that supplied the food. The reported symptoms affected 136 students and one teacher at SMAN 1 Tunjungan in Blora, Central Java.

Because Sukorejo 2 has already been warned twice, and this suspected poisoning case is the third, we have no choice but to propose closing it.

· Sri SetyoriniThe Blora deputy regent explained why she would recommend closing the nutrition service unit.

Blora Deputy Regent Sri Setyorini said the Sukorejo 2 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit had already received two warnings before the latest incident. The earlier warnings concerned its wastewater treatment installation. She said the suspected poisoning case represented the unit’s third reported problem and that she would recommend its closure.

“Because Sukorejo 2 has already been warned twice, and this suspected poisoning case is the third, we have no choice but to propose closing it,” Sri said. She added that permanent closure formally falls under the central government’s authority, but said she would still make that recommendation.

That means I consider the hygiene standards inadequate.

· Sri SetyoriniShe referred to information that a caterpillar was found in a meal supplied by the unit.

Sri also said she had received information that a caterpillar was found in a meal delivered by Sukorejo 2 to one beneficiary school on Tuesday. “That means I consider the hygiene standards inadequate,” she said.

At first, there were reports of students staying home because of diarrhea. Then we also found children repeatedly going in and out of the bathroom at school.

· TotokThe school spokesperson described how officials first noticed the suspected illness.

The affected students and teacher reportedly experienced diarrhea and dizziness, and at least four students required referral to a hospital. School spokesperson Totok said the incident emerged after several students stayed home with diarrhea and others began repeatedly leaving class to use the bathroom. The school then coordinated a response and gathered students with symptoms in the hall, school principal Yuni Ni’wati said.

Everyone showing symptoms was asked to go to the hall.

· Yuni Ni’watiThe school principal described the school’s response after identifying affected students.
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Originally published by Republika 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.

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