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Japanese museum offers recreation of prison food

The Abashiri Prison Museum has a cafeteria where diners can eat a recreation of modern Japanese prison food.

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Moth larva found in high school cafeteria fruit cup

Officials determined that a larva found in one student's fruit cup was likely introduced during the canning process.

A recent survey of its members by the School Nutrition Association revealed that many operators are facing moderate to serious challenges in meeting the stricter nutritional requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

It’s hypocritical to take government money and then suggest, as one school official did, that the government should not expect accountability.

The district’s superintendent apologized after a high school cafeteria manager created two serving lines and barred students receiving free or reduced-price lunch from one of them.

The latest report from a nonprofit physicians group suggests an unhealthy relationship between fast food chains and some hospitals.

H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group have agreed to merge in a mega-deal that would create the third-largest food manufacturer in North America. The deal must be approved by shareholders and government regulators.

When the Wisconsin university replaces Sodexo with Chartwells in May, 116 employees will lose their jobs unless the new contractor hires them.

In one New Jersey school district, a foodservice contractor has solved the problem of serving school meals that satisfy both government mandates and students’s appetites.

Corrections center employees are worried their jobs and benefits could be affected by a decision to extend a contract to Aramark.

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