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Two state agencies lower sodium in inmate meals
By ktvz.com
Published: 04/10/2019

PORTLAND, Ore. - A partnership between the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Oregon Health Authority has led to a significant reduction in the amount of sodium in meals served since 2016 to adults in custody at the state’s 14 correctional institutions, the two agencies said Tuesday.

DOC’s Food Services staff, and the AICs who work in the kitchens, serve more than 16 million meals a year.

With a food budget of just $2.55 per AIC per day, the DOC, in consultation with OHA, drove down sodium in meals close to 20 percent in the first two years of the project.

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