follow-up stories of DEHP and the cloud agents 起雲劑

http://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=E2516270238AA3E9A00F4B63168F5693
Health Department orders safety certification for major food categories (2011/05/29)

The Health Ministry has ordered that five major types of food and beverages must prove that they are free from commonly used plasticizers before they can be sold The new measure will take effect from May 31. Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta announced the policy as the government attempts to calm public panic over the practice of adding the toxic plasticizers to foodstuffs.
再追塑化劑

塑化劑事件，現在也掃到了藥廠。知名的宏星製藥所生產的一款乳酸菌也被驗出含有塑化劑，緊急下架回收。而衛生署宣示，5月31號前，5大類食品沒有檢驗報告，必須下架停售。今天賣場貨架上，紛紛貼出檢驗報告，但有部分廠商只貼出切結書，仍然引起民眾疑慮。


Hong Shing Pharmaceutical made its name in traditional Chinese medicine herbal remedies. But now its good name has been negatively affected because plasticizer has been found in its top-selling “9 Hundred Million Lactic Acid” capsules.

Tsai Shu-chen
FDA Food Division Director
Its supply chain is from Yun Sheng Chemical through two other companies in a line that we are already familiar with and in control of.

As of Sunday, the FDA has listed 159 companies and 506 products known to be tainted by the carcinogenic plasticizers DEHP and DINP. In order to calm the public, Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta announced that May 31 has been set as a D-Day to end the practice of adding toxic plasticizers to foodstuffs.

Chiu Wen-ta
Health Minister
The quantities of DEHP and DINP discovered have been within safe limits. Currently, there is still more than one day left. There is still some time for us to review (progress) but the cooperation of the manufacturers has been very good. The companies are outstanding.

Because so many products need to provide inspection reports before they can be sold, currently the work schedules of inspection labs are full. On Sunday, some products such as Jin Jin Asparagus Juice only have an affidavit attached that says its test report will come out on June 1. Many consumers were avoiding such products to wait for the test report. The five major categories of food and beverages that must offer an inspection report before they can be sold includes sports drinks, fruit juices, premixed tea, jams, tablets and capsules. Starting from June 1, any products that cannot provide a report must be taken off the shelves until a report is provided.

環境荷爾蒙 英文怎麼說

環境荷爾蒙 英文怎麼說

環境荷爾蒙 : Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals = EDC

Apprehension is growing among many scientists that the cause of all this may be a class of chemicals called endocrine disruptors.
科學家愈來愈擔憂這些(男性生殖器官畸形等)起因可能是被稱做環境荷爾蒙的化學物質
They are very widely used in agriculture, industry and consumer products. Some also enter the water supply when estrogens in human urine — compounded when a woman is on the pill — pass through sewage systems and then through water treatment plants.
These endocrine disruptors have complex effects on the human body, particularly during fetal development of males.
環境荷爾蒙廣泛在農業及消費者產品中出現 有些甚至進入水源......

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28kristof.html

統一發票 統一發票對獎 電子發票 英文怎麼說

 統一發票 英文: uniform invoice
統一發票開獎: uniform invoice lottery drawing 
receipt lottery
電子發票: electronic invoice

TAIPEI--Eight lucky shoppers are likely to each win a record NT$10 million (US$340,000), the amount that will be the new grand prize in Friday's uniform invoice lottery drawing, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) forecast yesterday.

The Uniform Invoice Lottery, better known as the receipt lottery, may up its highest winning prize to NT$10 million (加碼獎金到一千萬)by next year, according an announcement by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) yesterday.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/10/19/276704/Receipt-lottery.htm

塑化劑 致癌物 食品添加物 黑心 英文怎麼說

塑化劑 致癌物 食品添加物 英文怎麼說
塑化劑: the plasticizer Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, commonly abbreviated as DEHP
致癌物: carcinogen
食品添加物: food additive 
黑心產品: adulterated products 
遭污染的: tainted

DOH tracing path of harmful food additive 

The Department of Health (DOH)(衛生署) is trying to track down a poisonous food additive sold by a chemical company to unwitting (不知情的) makers of beverages and foodstuffs after ordering the removal of contaminated products from store shelves. (下令遭毒害的產品全面下架)

According to a local news source, this is the world's first case of foods and beverages being laced with (被攙有少量的) the plasticizer (塑化劑) Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, commonly abbreviated as DEHP. DEHP is a carcinogen 致癌物and can also disrupt the endocrine system and change hormone levels. (擾亂內分泌及荷爾蒙系統)
   In the meantime, prosecutors are questioning Lai Chun-chieh (賴俊傑), manager of Yu Shen Company (昱伸公司), which has been manufacturing the additive for a long time. According to sources, the company's monthly sales total NT$3 million. Lai, 57, was in police custody but had not been charged with any crime as of press time.
Protecting the Consumer
   DOH ordered on Friday, May 20, that beverages and foodstuffs laced with the additive be removed from store shelves nationwide, that consumers be refunded, and that all such unsold beverages and foodstuffs be impounded and destroyed. (被扣押銷毀)
   Total consumption of DEHP by public and private organizations came to more than 200 metric tons last year, according to DOH, which is trying to find out how much found its way to the food industry. (找出多少流入食品業) On May 19, Changhua County seized 127 barrels (25 kg each) of emulsifiers laced with plasticizers (攙有塑化劑的乳化劑) and about 10,000 kg of food product mixes from four food processing companies in Changhua County, Taichung City and New Taipei City.
Carcinogen's Harmful Effects
　According to media reports, the said additive, which contains the cancer-causing plasticizer DEHP, has been used as a substitute for palm oil, a legal ingredient but five-times more expensive, in the manufacture of an emulsifier. DEHP, an organic compound, is described as a cost effective general-purpose plasticizer which is used mainly for making plastic and PVC soft and pliable. While emulsifiers are a legitimate ingredient of food additives, plasticizers are not. (乳化劑/起雲劑) 是合法食品添加劑但塑化劑不是) Emulsifiers are added to sports drinks and fruit juices to give them a “clouded”and “rich” look. 乳化劑是被用來添加於運動飲料和果汁使飲料有濃稠的口感)
   Affected beverages and foodstuffs include fruit juices, jellies, yogurt drinks and yogurt tablets sold under such popular brands as Dahu Strawberry Farm, Sunkist, Taiwan Yes and others. The highest concentration found in these beverages and foodstuffs is 30 parts per million (ppm). An intake of 500 cc of such drinks could leave in the body enough of the agent to exceed the permissible amount in a 60-kg adult.
Young Energy Source Co., Ltd., maker of Taiwan Yes products, yesterday apologized to the public for its negligence in a press conference and in public statements published in the Chinese-language press. The company also told consumers to return the products they had bought for unconditional refunds. 無條件退費
Aside from causing cancer, long-time accumulation of DEHP in the human body could lead to feminization, said an official with the DOH's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As such, women pregnant with male babies and boys in puberty among regular consumers of such products stand to be affected most, according to the FDA official.
However, according to Li Chun-chang, a professor with National Chengkung University, DEHP is a dangerous carcinogen, but would not accumulate if intake stops. Only long-term observation could determine whether a person's endocrine system has been affected, Li said, adding a urine test could readily reveal the amount of DEHP accumulated in the body.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2011/05/25/303658/DOH-tracing.htm

2011/5/19 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記

C1: Rail Report:
Sir Roy McNulty's rail report recommends big changes to organisation and fare structures in a bid to reduce the burden on the taxpayer and bring costs in line with comparable European networks.
(1) in a nutshell 簡言之
(2) sufficiently conducive to
(3) bottleneck 瓶頸
(4) the rationale behind/for/of sth: 基本原理
(5) provide more car-parking capacity/facility
(6) franchise
(7) peak rate: 收費最高的使用高峰期 peak fare: 尖峰期費用

C2: Perfume:

City of London police warn consumers over online perfume fraud.
(1) a spate of reports on the fraud 一連串的....
(2) It is too good to be true
(3) counterfeit perfume 偽造 冒牌的香水

C3: typewriters 打字機

How old typewriters are transforming the educational prospects of blind children in Africa

(1) contract the measles 感染麻疹
(2) typist 打字員
(3) typewriters 打字機
(4) come about 發生

C4: Allotments: 
The government say a new law will stop the decline in allotments and make it easier for communities to force local councils to make more available.
(1) to be on the waiting list 等候名單
(2) add the value to the land

C5: West Coast Mainline
In the second of his reports on the West Coast Mainline franchise Mark Holdstock profiles the British train companies hoping to clinch the deal
(1) socially necessarily but not profitable
(2) bidder  投標者
(3) too ambitious time plan
(4) the consolidation  合併

C6: Comet:
The well known electrical store Comet could be sold by its French owners

http://www.bbc.co.uk/airplay/console/b0112y4g

2011/5/16 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記
C1: Olympic Tickets: 倫敦奧運售票
Lord Sebastian Coe explains why you have to pay for your tickets before you know what you going to see.
(1) debit from your card or account  從帳戶扣款
(2)  second dip/chance  第二次機會
(3)  next in the queue 排下一個
(4) fork out 大把掏錢

C2: Profile Marketing: 個人資料行銷

The information people put on facebook that advertisers would love to get hold of
(1) remove ourselves from the clutches of advertisers 擺脫廣告戶的控制
(2) hold a grudge 心存怨恨
(3) to give a consent to use your data 同意是否使用你的個資
(4)  presenter (US: announcer) 廣播, 電視 節目主持人
(5) personality trait 人格特質
(6) arbitrary (a.) 武斷的
(7) opt out of sth 退出

C3: Focus DIY

We hear the problems facing customers of the Focus group DIY chain now that it’s gone into administration.
(1) sort out the mess 釐清混亂
(2) be allocated 分配
(3) When you buy in the distance, you should pay with the credit card.

C4: Face the Fact Preview:

John Waite talks to the body trying to improve standards in the school travel business.

(1) reputable 聲譽好的
(2) sound and straightforward
(3) jolly diligent = very
(4) telesales  電話銷售

C5: Bristol's radicalism: 布里斯托的激進主義根源
How do the protests against Tesco fit in with Bristol's image as a green city
(1) inconceivable (a.) = unthinkable
(2) nonconformalist 不認同主流思想的人
(3) Drink is cited as a facotr in the riot of the newly-opened Tesco.
(4) boil over = explode 惡化 爆發
(5) a quirky oddball 古怪的人
(6) anti-social (a.) 反社會的
(7) catalyst (n.) 催化劑
(8) self-appointed (a.) 自己任命為...
(9) divided (a.) 分裂的

C6: Fire Engines: 消防車
The overweight fire engines that are finally pulling their weight, five years after they were ordered. Our reporter Dan Johnson takes a ride on the new models on the streets of South Yorkshire.
(1) escort (a.) 護送隊

C7: Crusie Ship: 郵輪受困波羅的海
We hear what's happened to the 400 British passengers stranded on ship that has broken down in the Baltic Sea.

C8:

What's the future for the England-Scotland Union after the Holyrood elections?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01132z0#p00gz7fm

2011/5/13 You and Yours Listening Notes BBC英文聽力筆記

BBC英文聽力筆記
C1: Playing Fields: 挽救英國運動場
The ten million pound fund to protect playing fields in England - but is it enough money to save the many pitches under threat of developers?
(1) to fend off developers 阻止房產開發商
(2) leveling 夷為平地
(3) It's a question of hanging on to it. 保有 不放棄
(4) progress from there, as a younger kid kicking balls in local playing fields

C2: Ryanair's Charges: 廉價航空: 瑞安航空針對某些座位額外收費

Does Ryanair's new ten pound charge to pre-book a seat constitute a shift in the budget airline's business model?
(1) priority boarding 提早登機
(2) revenue stream
(3) There is still a lot to come on board ancillary charges 附加費用
(4) with the extra legroom 多餘的伸腳空間
(5) roll out to another route 推展到另一路線
(6) long-haul 長途的

C3: The Future of British Countryside 英國鄉村景觀前景

We examine our connection to our landscape and the challenges it faces in the future.
(1) aesthetic value of the landscape 自然景觀的美觀價值
(2) make headway 取得緩慢進展
(3) nostalgia 懷舊

C4: Train Tickets: 將近半數旅客因不事先訂票而無法想折扣
How half of rail passengers travelling for leisure are missing out on ticket discounts by not booking in advance
(1) last minute travel 臨時的旅遊
(2) trick of the trade
(3) You can really get good savings just a few weeks ahead.

C5: Tesco in Bristol: 布里斯托真的需要新的特易購?
Tesco has vowed to reopen a store in Bristol which was at the centre of serious street disturbances. We’ll ask why there is such strong feeling about one supermarket.
(1) opposition to the corporate giant
(2) minuscule (a.) 極小的
(3) to cut corners to make the biggest profit
(4) look for aggravation and violence
(5) squatters 佔用房子的人

C6: Blockbuster Exhibitions: 賣座展覽爭議:

The National Gallery's limiting entrance to its forthcoming exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci. Why organise a high profile event and then stop people coming?
(1) Great works of art should not be viewed through a melee of people  (n.) 混亂的群眾
(2) culture vulture  文化狂熱份子
(3) to bring in the revenue and fill the coffer 增加收入
(4) a slow burning and fueling process
(5) put sb. off sth 使...失去熱情


 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010xyyb#p00gxw7g