- Nearly 2,000 free-meal kitchens in Indonesia were temporarily closed for failing to register for mandatory hygiene and sanitation inspections.
- The country’s 27,000-strong free-meal programme has been plagued by food-poisoning outbreaks — officials say about 50,000 people were affected, with over 2,000 falling ill last week.
- Authorities are investigating, stressing hygiene certification is mandatory, after the programme also faced corruption allegations and leadership changes.
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