The Department of Corrections will check the quality of food served in penitentiaries nationwide and it will assume responsibility if any inmates fall ill from prison food.
Director-general Ayuth Sintoppant said on Wednesday that he and Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin set up a committee for the job after being overwhelmed by complaints about the poor quality of prison food.
It conducted random surveys at 12 prisons recently without giving any advance notice. The results showed the food did not meet the department's standards. Some ingredients such as fresh meat, vegetables and seasonings had expired, Mr Ayuth said.
