Free Nutritious Meal Poisoning Case Repeats in Sleman Within a Week
A case of poisoning linked to the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme has occurred again in Turi, Sleman. This is the second such case in Sleman within a week.
“The incident happened at around 7.30 am local time, after the victims ate breakfast,” explained Khamidah Yuliati, Head of the Disease Control and Environmental Health Division at the Sleman Regency Health Office, in a text message to detikJogja on Monday (7/9/2026).
According to the initial report, 47 people fell victim to food poisoning. Forty-five of them were treated at community health centres (puskesmas), whilst the other two were treated at hospital.
“Forty-five people received treatment at the puskesmas and two at hospital — that is what we can convey for now,” she said.
The Head of the Sleman Regency Education Office, Mustadi, said the poisoning occurred at SMPN 3 Turi, SD Muhammadiyah Balerante, and SMK Muhammadiyah.
“It was followed simultaneously by SD Balerante, then SMK Muhammadiyah. As of when I left earlier, 24 people remained at the junior high school, including one teacher,” Mustadi said when contacted by detikJogja at midday.
“That data is provisional and could still develop. The symptoms are nausea and vomiting,” he added.
Previous Incident in Pandowoharjo
It is worth noting that an MBG poisoning case also occurred in Sleman on Tuesday (1/9). A number of pupils from kindergarten through to senior high school in the Nyaen area of Pandowoharjo, Sleman, were reported to have experienced poisoning symptoms after eating MBG meals the day before.
Khamidah Yuliati, Head of the Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Division at the Sleman Health Office, said 229 people had reported experiencing food poisoning symptoms.
“Regarding the update on the food poisoning outbreak (kerpang) in the Kapanewon and Sleman Puskesmas area, based on provisional data, a survey of 1,110 respondents has been carried out and 229 people were found with health complaints,” she said when contacted on Thursday (3/9).
“The most commonly reported symptoms were stomach pain and diarrhoea,” Yuli continued.
Nevertheless, Yuli had yet to provide a detailed breakdown of the data, including figures per school. She did confirm, however, that no symptomatic pupils required overnight treatment at health facilities.
Yuli added that food sample testing was still ongoing to determine the cause of the poisoning. Symptomatic pupils also continue to be monitored and treated.
“The Sleman Regency Health Office is conducting an epidemiological investigation into the suspected food poisoning in the working area of the Sleman Puskesmas,” she explained.
“The cause is still undergoing laboratory examination, and further epidemiological analysis is still ongoing,” Yuli concluded.