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The Karo Health Agency said six students remained hospitalized as of early September. Among them was 16-year-old Febiola Purba, who developed memory loss, suffered multiple seizures and had difficulty speaking after falling ill.
A student reacts while receiving treatment for food poisoning on Sept. 9 at the regional general hospital after eating a government-sponsored free meal in Pati, Central Java. (Reuters/Ragil Kuswanto)
Parents of children sickened in a mass food poisoning incident linked to the government’s free meal program in Karo regency, North Sumatra, have reported the kitchen that prepared the meals to police over suspected negligence.Juliadi Kaban, a lawyer representing the parents, said some of the children continued to suffer serious health problems a month after the outbreak.
