Hundreds of students in Sumba experienced vomiting, allegedly MBG poisoning

Jakarta – Hundreds of students from different schools in Empang District, Sumbawa Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) experienced nausea, vomit to diarrhea. They are believed to have been poisoned after eating a free nutritional menu (MBG). Some of them are currently being treated in the Empang and Tarano Health Center. A total of 94 students from MTSN 2 Sumbawa, 20 students from Min 3 Sumbawa, 11 students from Man 3 Sumbawa and 2 students from SMPN 3 Empang poisoned Wednesday (9/17/2025). “This happened around ten o’clock this morning,” Gapit Village Secretary (sects), Empang District, Sumbawa Regency, Buhar MZ, said when Detikbali reported on Thursday (9/18/2025). Browse to continue with the content that Buhyar revealed that hundreds of students were indicated by MBG menu poisoning distributed at their respective schools. The reason is that the average student complains of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, to diarrhea after eating the free food. “They happened to be my family and citizens. Just now I visited them in Puksemas Empang,” Buhar added. Buhar said some of the students are currently being treated in Pugemas Empang and Tarano. Some students were allowed to go home and undergo outpatient care. Read more here. (cover/cover)