MBG Milk Suspected After More Than 100 Students in Bogor Fall Ill
Students at a state junior high school in Cisarua fell ill after eating food provided under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. Milk is the initial suspected source of the illness.
The students ate the meal earlier that morning before showing signs of illness. Bogor Regency Health Agency head Dr Fusia Meidiawaty said her team was still responding to the incident.
“The Health Agency, community health centre and RSPG are providing treatment,” Faisa said on Tuesday (21 October 2026), responding to reports that 92 people had been evacuated to hospital after eating the MBG meal.
103 students affected
Bogor Regent Rudy Susmanto visited the state junior high school students in Cisarua who had fallen ill after eating the MBG meal. He said 103 students had shown symptoms.
“Today we visited them at the Pulmonary Hospital. The hospital is treating 103 students. They are residents of Bogor Regency,” Rudy told reporters on Wednesday (21 October 2026).
Rudy said the condition of the students had improved. One girl had experienced panic and still required psychological support.
“Of the 103 students, all are stable and in good condition. There is just one girl who is physically well, but the medical team may report that she experienced psychological panic,” he added.
The students were considered fit to be discharged, but officials were waiting a few more hours to observe them first.
“We are observing them. The students can be discharged, but we said they should wait another one or two hours to ensure that they are truly stable and well. We do not want other symptoms to appear after they return home,” he said.
“Health Agency staff, together with the community health centre and hospital teams, will directly monitor at home the students suspected of food poisoning,” he added.
Food and drink samples to be tested
The Bogor Regency Government will test food samples after 103 students at a state junior high school in Cisarua fell ill after eating the MBG meal. The samples will be analysed by the Regional Health Laboratory (Labkesda).
“Following the suspected food poisoning, the Bogor Regency Health Agency has taken food and drink samples and sent them directly to the Bogor Regency Government’s Regional Health Laboratory,” Rudy said.
The laboratory results will be used to determine what caused the students’ illness. Rudy said the first priority was ensuring they received medical care.
“We can only conclude whether this was food or drink poisoning once the laboratory results are available. Our first priority is to ensure that the children receive medical treatment,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Bogor Nutrition Fulfilment Service Office (KPPG) took action after the incident. The Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) that supplied the meals has been ordered to suspend operations for 20 days.
“For the next 20 days, while we conduct an evaluation and await the Labkesda results, the kitchen will not operate. It is a medium-category suspension, effective from today for 20 days,” KPPG Bogor head Haidir told reporters on Wednesday (21 October 2026).
The office will also conduct an internal evaluation. The school has 881 MBG recipients.
“Of the 881 students receiving the programme, 103 developed symptoms linked to the MBG. Another 48 will soon be sent home, while the rest remain under observation,” he added.
Milk suspected as cause
Haidir said milk was the initial suspected cause because the students began showing symptoms after drinking it.
“Our initial suspicion is the milk. They developed symptoms after drinking it,” he said.