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Tana Toraja governor responds after 80 middle-school students suspected of food poisoning

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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

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  • Eighty students in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, were hospitalized after reportedly becoming ill following a meal provided through the Free Nutritious Meals program.
  • The students were treated at three hospitals, with 31 at Lakipadada Hospital, 27 at Sinar Kasih Hospital and 22 at Fatimah Hospital.
  • Authorities have not confirmed that the program’s food caused the illness and are conducting medical examinations.

Tana Toraja Regent Zadrak Tombeg has ordered hospitals to provide immediate and maximum treatment after 80 middle-school students were suspected of suffering food poisoning linked to Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals program.

The students ate rice, chicken, vegetables, tempeh and melon on Wednesday, September 2. They reportedly began feeling unwell later that night.

Of course, we are working according to the existing standard operating procedures to establish what happened. I have told all hospital leaders that this must be handled as quickly and optimally as possible.

· Zadrak TombegThe Tana Toraja regent described the response to the students’ suspected illness.

Tombeg said the local government was working under existing procedures, but stressed that officials had not yet confirmed the cause. The students were divided among three hospitals: 31 at Lakipadada Hospital, 27 at Sinar Kasih Hospital and 22 at Fatimah Hospital.

The regent said he had instructed all hospitals to handle the students as quickly and thoroughly as possible while examinations and medical treatment continued.

The information available points to the influence of the Free Nutritious Meals food, but we will examine it first.

· Zadrak TombegHe said the suspected link to the meal had not yet been confirmed.
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