Hundreds of students fall sick in Indonesia's Surabaya after consuming state programme's free meals

Ana Maria Rus

Students complained of dizziness, nausea and vomiting, though most only required light medical examinations.  SURABAYA: Around 200 students from across East Java’s Surabaya suffered food poisoning symptoms, after consuming state-provided free nutritious meals. According to local media reports on Sunday (May 17), the students from 12 kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools in Tembok Dukuh subdistrict fell ill after eating the food on May 11.  Most of the students complained of