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A three-month-old baby in southern China was admitted to intensive care after his parents mixed infant formula with vegetable juice, causing nitrite poisoning. Doctors warned that boiled vegetables contain dangerous levels of nitrites unsuitable for young infants.
Vietnamese authorities have charged two women for orchestrating a US$13 million smuggling operation involving frozen chicken feet imported from countries with active poultry diseases, then illegally distributed across Vietnam's domestic market.
Indonesia's flagship free nutritious meal programme faces mounting pressure to suspend operations, with the National Human Rights Commission citing implementation failures, food poisoning incidents, and alleged violations of children's rights.
Penang's health authorities have shut down 177 food establishments temporarily after finding serious hygiene violations during inspections of over 4,000 premises between January and April.
Indonesia's Attorney General has arrested two additional suspects in a widening corruption investigation into the nation's free nutritious meals programme, bringing the total number of suspects to five. The probe centres on alleged price manipulation and regulatory breaches.