FDAproposedthemostsweepingfoodsafetyrulesindecadesrequiringfarmersandfoodcompaniestobemorecautiousinthewakeofdeadlyoutbreaksinpeanutscantaloupe(瓜),andleafygreens.Thelong-overdueregulationsareaimed
FDAproposedthemostsweepingfoodsafetyrulesindecadesrequiringfarmersandfoodcompaniestobemorecautiousinthewakeofdeadlyoutbreaksinpeanutscantaloupe(瓜),andleafygreens.
Thelong-overdueregulationsareaimedatreducingtheestimated3000deathsayearfromfoodbomeillness.Justsincelastsummeroutbreaksoflisteria(李氏杆菌)incheeseandsalmonella(沙门氏菌)inpeanutbuttercantaloupeandmangoeshavebeenlinkedtomorethan400illnessesandasmanyassevendeathsaccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControl.Theactualnumberofthosesickenedislikelymuchhigher.
TheFDA’sproposedruleswouldrequirefarmerstotakenewprecautionsagainstcontamination(污染)toincludemakingsureworkers5handsarewashedirrigation(灌溉)wateriscleanandthatanimalsstayoutoffields.Foodmanufacturerswillhavetosubmitfoodsafetyplanstothegovernmenttoshowtheyarekeepingtheiroperationsclean.
ManyresponsiblefoodcompaniesandfarmersarealreadyfollowingthestepsthattheFDAwouldnowrequirethemtotake.Butofficialssaytherequirementscouldhavesavedlivesandpreventedillnessesinsomeofthelarge-scaleoutbreaksthathavehitthecountryinrecentyears.
Ina2011outbreakoflisteriaincantaloupethatclaimed33lives,forexampleFDAinspectorsfoundpoolsofdirtywateronthefloorandolddirtyprocessingequipmentattheColoradofarmwherethecantaloupesweregrown.Inapeanutbutteroutbreakthisyearlinkedto42salmonellaillnesses,inspectorsfoundsamplesofsalmonellathroughoutaNewMexicopeanutprocessingplantandmultipleobvioussafetyproblems,suchasbirdsflyingoveruncoveredtrucksofpeanutsandemployeesnotwashingtheirhands.
Underthenewrulescompanieswouldhavetolayoutplansforpreventingthosesortsofproblemsandhowtheywouldcorrectthem.
“Therulesgoverydirectlytopreventingthetypesofoutbreakswehaveseen/,saidMichaelTaylorFDA’sdeputycommissionerforfoods.
1.ThemaintaskofFDAisprobably______
A.toprotectandpromotethepublichealth
B.tohelpthosesickenedrecover
C.toresearchonfoodsafetymeasures
D.todealwithwaterpollution
2.Accordingtothepassagethenewrulesfoc