Sidoarjo Meal Illnesses
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At least 431 students at Manbaul Hikam Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, reportedly develop nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after eating meals from the free meal program. Health officials separately identify 424 suspected cases at the school and 24 among people outside it, while authorities treat students at eight hospitals and suspend the catering unit.
431 East Java Students Fall Ill After Eating Free Meals
At least 431 students at an Islamic boarding school in East Java were taken to hospitals after developing suspected food poisoning symptoms following a free meal program lunch. Students at Manbaul Hikam Islamic boarding school in Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo, ate meals supplied through Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals program at around noon on September 1, 2026. They began experiencing nausea, vomiting…
424 students suspected of food poisoning in Sidoarjo as 18 other institutions report cases
The suspected food-poisoning incident at Manba’ul Hikam Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo has affected 424 students, according to the latest figures from the local health department. Another 24 peop…
Menu Served at Sidoarjo School Meal Program Suspected in Mass Santri Poisoning
The vegetables tasted sour. By late afternoon, 15-year-old SZ was nauseated, weak and dizzy after eating a free nutritious meal at Manbaul Hikam Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java. SZ said…
431 Sidoarjo boarding-school students fall ill after free meal program; catering unit suspended
A 15-year-old student at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, said the vegetables in her government-provided lunch tasted sour. By late afternoon, she felt nauseated, weak and dizzy. The…
