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Raw catfish sparks inspections, shutdown of thousands of free meal kitchens across Indonesia
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Indonesia’s free meal programme has drawn public criticism after clips showing meal packages with raw marinated catfish circulated on social media.
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN), which oversees the government’s free meal programme, has temporarily halted operations at more than 2,200 kitchens nationwide for failing to obtain mandatory hygiene certification.
This comes amid growing complaints about meal quality and safety, particularly during the fasting month of Ramadan.
