Investor.id, Jakarta – The Indonesian government suspects that imported scrap metal may be the source of radioactive contamination recently detected in the Cikande Industrial Zone in Ba

Jakarta – Indonesia's shrimp industry suffered a 30-35 percent drop in processing absorption after a radioactive contamination was detected in a batch of shrimp shipped to the US in Aug

Jakarta – The government has declared a special radioactive contamination event at the Cikande Industrial Estate in Serang, Banten, after the discovery of widespread Cesium-137 (Cs-137)

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health emphasizes that the "extraordinary occurrence" status following mass poisoning cases due to the food nutritious meal program will not au

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government has suspended operations of "problematic" free meal kitchens amid investigations into mass poisoning cases but said the program will continue natio

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Parents are growing increasingly concerned about the government's free nutritious meals program for schoolchildren amid a spike in food poisoning cases nationw

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – More than 6,500 Indonesian students have fallen ill from suspected food poisoning linked to the government's flagship Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Two journalists allegedly suffered violence from Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) officers while reporting about the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) ki

Aep Sopandi, Antara, Garut, West Java – Authorities in Garut announced an extraordinary event status on Wednesday after more than 280 elementary and high school students suffered

Sigit Zulmunir, Jakarta – Karisa, a toddler from Kadungora District, Garut Regency, West Java, was found lying unconscious in the treatment room of the local community health center.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, revealed that two of his grandchildren in Yogyakarta suffered from food

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A total of 121 students from SMK Negeri 1 Cihampelas, West Bandung Regency, reportedly suffered food poisoning after consuming meals provided under the governm

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Association of Education and Teachers (P2G) has criticized the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for issuing Circular Letter No.

Jakarta – When launched in January, the free nutritious meals (MBG) program was celebrated as a bold response to chronic malnutrition, a lifeline for the nation's poorest children and a

Antara, Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said on Wednesday that his ministry has dispatched a team to investigate the alleged radioactive contamination of cloves flag

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ombudsman has uncovered irregularities in the procurement of raw materials for the government's free nutritious meal program (MBG), including

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Economist Alliance (AEI) has called on the government to temporarily pause the free nutritious meal program (MBG) following recent mass poisoni

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Body (BGN) will provide incentives to teachers who assist in distributing the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, a policy outlined

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali health authorities have stepped up vigilance against rabies outbreak following reports that 15 climbers were bitten by a rabid dog along the Mt.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto admitted there were flaws in the implementation of the government's free nutritious meal program (MBG) after more than 6,000 studen

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is investigating potential human rights violations linked to the mass poisoning incidents i

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Ten representatives from the Alliance of Indonesian Economists (AEI) met with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Monday, Septemb

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The number of children affected by food poisoning linked to the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program has continued to soar.

Agencies, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage o

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) is intensifying scrutiny over the recent mass food poisoning cases affecting children consuming the governm

Agencies, Jakarta – A government agency running President Prabowo Subianto's massive free meals program said on Friday its lack of oversight led to a recent outbreak of food poisoning a

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Nutrition expert Hardinsyah has attributed recent food safety incidents in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to bacterial contamination

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa led officials from the Finance Ministry to monitor the free nutritious meal program (MBG).

Tanjungpinang – A letter signed by a school principle agreeing to keep quiet about food poisoning incidents in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has gone viral on social media.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has announced that factory-produced food items will no longer be included in the government's Free Nutritious Meal

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health expert Tjandra Yoga Aditama highlights the results of laboratory tests related to mass poisoning cases in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Mass food poisoning linked to Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program continues to surface across the country.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) issued a tearful apology Friday after nearly 6,000 schoolchildren fell ill from food served under the government's f

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has come under mounting scrutiny following a string of mass food poisoning cases linked to the Free Nutritiou

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Catering Association (PPJI), Minerva Taran, criticized the government's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, calling its

Yogyakarta – Hundreds of mothers held a symbolic action by banging cooking utensils as a form of protest against the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program which has

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A growing number of organizations are urging the Indonesian government to suspend the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program following a surge in student food pois

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) General Tandyo Budi Revita claims that the food produced in the TNI's free nutritious meal kitchen (MBG)

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian government said it will continue its Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program despite a surge in food poisoning cases that have sickened tho

Suara Kalbar, Ketapang – Dozens of children and one adult were reported to have suffered food poisoning after consuming the Free Nutritious Meal program in Ketapang Regency, West Kalima

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Body (BGN) stated that they will involve civil society in the investigation team for the free nutritious meal (MBG) poisoni

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) compels new free nutritious meal kitchens to use locally-produced food trays as a requirement to register in the program.

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Unit for Handling Radiation Hazard Vulnerability of Cs-137 (Cesium-137) is currently working on decontaminating radioactive materials in six l

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) suspects two causes of recent food poisoning cases in the free nutritious meal program (MBG).

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has suspended new registrations for food service providers, or SPPG, under its flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program

Jakarta – The MBG Monitoring Coalition is asking the government to halt the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program and then take steps to fully evaluate President Pra

Dio Suhenda and Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's free meals program faces mounting calls for suspension following repeated cases of mass poisoning that have heightened

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – A surge in childhood obesity across Indonesia is raising the alarm, with experts warning that the country's children face a greater risk of diabetes, heart dis

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Researcher and Policy Analyst at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Jimmy Daniel Berlianto, is urging the government to halt and evaluate the Free

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to temporarily halt the free nutritious meal program (MBG) for a comprehensive evalu