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Food safety dilemma 舌尖上的安全：食品安全出路何在？ 中文英文双语2012-05-30 来源：WANG ZI 21ST CENTURY STAFF 阅读数：56268 字号 [大] [中] [小]打印评论 8 登录下载 导读：近日《舌尖上的中国》的热播重燃起人们对中华美食的热情，而一系列食品安全事件 food safety issue 却令人担忧。如何才能挽救中国美食的名誉，这是值得深思的一点。 放大这张图片 Internet 近日《舌尖上的中国》的热播使得人们重燃对中华美食的热情，而一系列食品安全事件却不禁令人担忧。 A recent documentary A Bite of China whetted Cheng Jiayu’s appetite. The 23-year-old is fascinated by fresh ingredients, delicate presentation, intricate cooking and diverse traditions of Chinese food.近日热播的纪录片《舌尖上的中国》令23岁的陈佳宇（音译）胃口大开。中华美食中新鲜的食材，精美的菜式，复杂精细的烹制过程以及饮食传统的多样性都令他为之着迷。 However, a series of food safety incidents has damaged the country’s reputation for fine cuisine. Experts say that an insufficiency of institutional food safety supervision is harming the public’s faith in food.然而，一系列食品安全事件却令中华美食名声受损。有关专家表示，长期以来食品安全监管机制存在的缺陷正在摧毁公众对食品的信心。 “Now dining out is haunted by questions. Is this meat safe? Does this meal contain additives? Do they use illegal cooking oil?” said Cheng, a food quality inspector in Wuhan. “In my job, I have been shocked to see where some food has come from.”“如今外出就餐时，人们被无数个问号困扰着。肉类安全吗？食品里含添加剂吗？他们用的是地沟油吗？”作为武汉市一名食品质量检验员，陈佳宇说：“当我在工作中看到一些食品的来源时，感到十分震惊。” Figures from the Ministry of Agriculture shows China consumes over 2 million tons of food every day from over 400,000 food manufacturers, and 3.23 million related businesses.农业部的统计数据显示，中国每天消耗200多吨的食品，这些食品来自于40多万家食品生产商，以及323万家相关企业。 To tackle complicated problems concerning food safety, the State Council Food Safety Commission chaired by Vice-Premier Li Keqiang was set up in 2010.为了解决复杂的食品安全问题，2010年我国设立了国务院食品安全委员会，由国务院副总理李克强出任主席。 However, under the current framework of food safety supervision, more than a dozen departments are involved with six bureaus and ministries directly responsible for stages from farm to table.然而，现实情况是，在目前的食品安全监管体系下，涉及到六大部委的十几个部门均参与其中，直接负责监管从田间到餐桌的每一个环节。 Luo Yunbo, dean of the food sciences college at China Agricultural University CAU , says the more agencies involved, the less likel