A new spate of mass food poisonings linked to Indonesia's nationwide free meals program has renewed calls to suspend or cancel the program, as police investigate alleged negligence at a kitchen.
The program, known as Makan Bergizi Gratis or MBG, is one of President Prabowo Subianto's signature policies.
Between September 1 and 9 this year, nearly 3,500 people, most of them school students, reportedly suffered food poisoning after consuming MBG meals in multiple regions, according to data from Indonesia's Health Ministry.
About 50,000 people fell sick across 560 incidents linked to the scheme since the start of the program.
On August 13, 16-year-old Febiola Purba was served fish at school as part of the MBG.
Vision of the alleged mass poisoning event in Karo shows scenes as parents seek medical treatment for their children.
Icuk Sugiarto Purba, Febiola's father, said his daughter had experienced memory issues since the poisoning.
Galau Muhammad from MBG Watch, a civil society coalition that monitors the program and collects public complaints, said Febiola also suffered seizures and an inability to speak.
Febiola is now being treated in a Jakarta hospital at the request of Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Mr Gibran, the son of former president Joko Widodo, has visited her parents in Karo and apologised to them.
Edison Manik's daughter, Eunice, was also allegedly poisoned in the Karo outbreak, and taken to hospital from her school.
Nutrition expert Tan Shot Yen said toxicology findings from the Karo case raised concerns that food safety protocols may not have been properly followed.