Food safety standards

文章大意

讲座讨论食品安全标准的制定，以澳大利亚为背景，重点介绍风险评估需考虑的因素：食品成分、加工过程、储存运输、超市环节及消费者家庭处理方式，并提到消费者对添加剂的态度推动了有机食品市场扩张。

题目与答案

1. Risk assessment

   Scientists have to consider potential problems with:

   ·the product`s 31_____ (could they attract harmful bacteria?)

   答案：ingredients

   原文定位：Firstly, they have to consider the ingredients of the product;They have to decide whether any of these might make the finished product more susceptible to harmful bacteria

   同义替换：「attract」↔「susceptible」

2. ·method of preparation (will eliminate harmful micro-organisms?)

   ·how products are 32_____ and distributed

   答案：stored

   原文定位：After that, they've got to consider the way products are stored, for instance, in warehouses or cold stores and distributed to retailers

3. ·supermarkets (e.g. changes in 33_____ affecting the condition of frozen food)

   ·end-users (how is food usually handle in the home)

   答案：temperature

   原文定位：Things like frozen foods being defrosted and then refrozen because the temperature fluctuated

   同义替换：「changes in」↔「fluctuated」，「affecting the condition of」↔「being defrosted and then refrozen」

4. Factors affecting food consumption

   ·Legislation

   ·Consumer attitudes

   e.g. dislike of additives - growth of the 34_____ food market in Australia

   答案：organic

   原文定位：This has led to the phenomenal expansion of the market for organic food in Australia

   同义替换：「growth」↔「expansion」

5. ·The food industry

   supermarket may use price or 35_____ as their selling strategy (but the main concern profitability)

   答案：image

   原文定位：In some large supermarkets, low prices are the main strategy for attracting customers, while for more upscale marketers, image is more important

6. ·The mass media

   now the main source of 36_____ for many

   答案：information

   原文定位：which is the most important source of information for most people

   同义替换：「main」↔「most important」，「many」↔「most people」

7. negative effect because not objective: concern for 37_____

   答案：sales

   原文定位：the prime motivation of the media, as with the food industry, is sales

   同义替换：「concern for」↔「prime motivation」

8. news is now a form of 38_____ which can mislead the public

   答案：entertainment

   原文定位：A further problem is that news is regarded as a type of entertainment

   同义替换：「form」↔「type」

9. few programmes deal with food safety or 39_____

   答案：nutrition

   原文定位：food safety and nutrition have never been considered a really interesting topic for the public. Very few TV or radio shows address the issues

   同义替换：「programmes」↔「TV or radio shows」，「deal with」↔「address」

10. ·Personal opinion

    importance of education: as with benefits of exercise, many children can influence their 40_____

    答案：parents

    原文定位：We know that many children who have been taught about the benefits of exercise come home and lecture their parents about it

    同义替换：「influence」↔「lecture」