Al Jazeera English Indonesia’s free meal programme sparks concerns after food poisoning scandal

Authorities in Indonesia say they’re working to improve the national school meal programme after incidents of mass food poisoning.
The meal programme for students and pregnant women began in January and has reached more than 40 million people.
But thousands of children have fallen ill at schools around the country after eating them.

Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Bandung, Indonesia.

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