《经济学家》读译参考之三：食品公司与减肥斗士

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1、TEXT3Foodfirmsandfat-fighters食品公司与减肥斗士Feb9th2006FromTheEconomistGlobalAgendaFiveleadingfoodcompanieshaveintroducedalabellingschemefortheirproductsintheBritishmarket,inanattempttoassuage（缓和）criticswhosaytheyencourageobesity.Butconsumergroupsareunhappyallthesame.Isthefoodindustry,liketo

2、baccobeforeit,abouttobe*engulfed[1]byawaveoflawsuitsbroughtonhealthgrounds?个人收集整理勿做商业用途五家业内领先地食品公司采取了一项方案,就是在其投入英国市场地食品上作出标注,力图堵住那些说他们鼓励肥胖地批评人士地嘴.不过,消费者团体仍然不开心.食品业会像之前地烟草一样,被卷入一场关乎健康地诉讼之中吗？个人收集整理勿做商业用途KEEPINGfitrequiresacombinationofhealthyeatingandregularexercise.Onthesecondoftheseat

3、least,theworld’sfoodcompaniescanclaimtobesettingagoodexample:theyhavebeenworkingupquiteasweatintheirattemptstofendoffassaultsbygovernments,consumergroupsandlawyerswhoaccusethemofpeddlingproductsthatencourageobesity.Thisweeksawtheunveilingofanotherindustryinitiative:fiveleadingfoodprod

4、ucers—Danone,Kellogg,Nestlé,KraftandPepsiCo—introducedalabellingschemefortheBritishmarketwhichwillshow“guidelinedailyamounts”forcalories,fats,sugarandsaltonpackaging.Thenewlabelswillstarttoappearonthefirms’crisps,chocolatebars,cheeseslices*andthelike[2]overthenextfewmonths.Anumberofot

5、herfoodgiants,suchasCadburySchweppesandMasterfoods,havealreadystartedputtingguidelinelabelsontheirproducts.个人收集整理勿做商业用途将健康地饮食习惯和经常性地锻炼二者结合才可以让身体保持健康.至少就第二点而言,全球地食品公司可以说是树立了一个很好地典范：为了避开政府、消费者团体以及律师们地抨击——指责食品公司四处兜售促进肥胖地产品,他们已经累得大汗淋漓了.本周,食品业地另一举措也公诸于世：五家业内领先地食品厂商——Danone,Kellogg,Nestlé,K

6、raft以及PepsiCo——在英国市场实施了一项商品标注计划,即在包装上标明卡路里（热量）、脂肪、糖和盐地“每日摄入量指南”.在接下来地几个月里,这些食品公司地土豆条、巧克力棒、干酪片等等包装上将开始出现这类新标注.其它许多食品业巨头如CadburySchweppes和Masterfoods也已经着手在其产品上加入指导性标记.个人收集整理勿做商业用途Thefoodcompaniessaydoingthiswillempowerconsumers,allowingthemtomakeinformeddecisionsaboutwhichfoodsarehealth

7、y.（1）Butconsumergroupshavecriedfoul.TheypointoutthattheFoodStandardsAgency,agovernmentwatchdog,isduetorecommendadifferenttypeoflabellingschemenextmonth:a“trafficlight”systemusingcolourstotellconsumerswhetherproductshavelow,mediumorhighlevelsoffat,saltandthelike.Thefoodfirms,theysay,ha

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