A bout of food poisoning sickened 1,074 inmates at Osaka Prison in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, from Tuesday to Wednesday, forcing it to serve preserved food stored for emergency use, prison and local health officials said.
The inmates began complaining of food poisoning symptoms starting Tuesday night, prompting the prison to report the matter to the health center Wednesday morning. The inmates were treated at the prison.
Osaka Prison holds around 2,500 male inmates. Their meals are cooked in the prison's kitchen by about 40 inmates who undergo sanitary inspections each month. (Japan Times)
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