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Groups urge legislation to regulate school lunches By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter New legislation to regulate meals served at schools is needed, the Taiwan Dietitian Association and other non-governmental organizations said on Thursday. The association, the Douceur Network, the Junior-High Union of Parents’ Associations in Taipei City, the Cancer Care Foundation and a national federation of suppliers of boxed meals told a news conference in Taipei that they are joining forces to advocate for a “school meals provision act.” Nearly 1.78 million elementary and junior-high students eat meals at school, the groups said. However, complaints from students and parents, food-safety incidents and struggles among caterers to provide meals this year due to a water shortage point to long-standing problems with school meal programs, including a lack of professionals and resources, they said. ....
Ruling overturns some Aboriginal hunting curbs ‘REGRETTABLE’ DECISION: Although the ruling tasks authorities with amending regulations that contravene the Constitution, Aborigines said it does not do enough By Chang Wen-chuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer and AFP The Council of Grand Justices yesterday ruled that some hunting restrictions on Aborigines were unconstitutional, but stopped short of supporting a total overhaul of regulations, which some hunting advocates had called for. Hunting restrictions have become a contentious issue among Aboriginal communities. Under current regulations, Aboriginal communities are only allowed to hunt with self-made shotguns during certain festivals and only with prior approval from authorities. ....