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Indonesia’s Riau Islands to evaluate free meals programme after glass shards found in students’ food
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's free meals programme for students has come under scrutiny after a series of mishaps, including food poisoning cases.
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BATAM - Health authorities in the Riau Islands will conduct a thorough evaluation of the province’s free meal programme after multiple food poisoning incidents and the alarming discovery of shards of glass in government-provided meals.
Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura said authorities are currently investigating the incidents and plan to suspend the programme in affected schools until the investigation is complete.
