的确,中国的食品安全问题已多次在国内得到报道,但对外国人来说,这可能是一些新的信息。中外对话力图促进文化间的交流和理解。这其中，增进彼此的了解是很重要的。当然，中外对话不只是暴露某个国家出现的问题，而且还报道这个国家的发展成就，以及可为其他国家借鉴的经验。人类的任何活动都会对环境产生影响,在这方面食品的生产也是不例外的。禽流感和疯牛病都与食物生产有关，它们都已对环境造成了损害。

中外对话wdy

Sure, China's food safety problems could have been reported for several times in China, but to most foreigners it is probably new information. chinadialogue aims to promote understanding between cultures. To fulfill this aim-- to help Chinese people and the rest of the world to know more about each other - is an important part of our work.
chinadialogue is not only intended to expose problems in any one country but also promote the country's achievements. Any human activities could affect the environment, food production is not immune in this regard. Bird flu (H5N1) and mad cow disease (BSE) are linked to food production and have caused environment damage.

wdy from chinadialogue

我认为这不是在贬低中国。这篇报告出自一位中国作家之手，最早发表在一期中国出版物上，写的是关于对中国人民健康的严重威胁。当然中国人民－以及来中国旅游的外国人－有权利知道自己日常食用的食品的恶化情况。 如果他们了解，至少中国人民知道应该避免那些食物，他们的孩子也能努力实现现有的食品安全标准来保护其他国家的消费者。发展并不只是经济的增长，也影响到公共健康相关法律和标准的执行。整个世界环境问题和食品安全之间都有很大相关，从动物问题到农业问题导致食物问题从而损害人类健康－在中国和其他国家都是这样。重要的是消费者的健康和安全。对此保持沉默－或欲掩盖事实－不能解决问题，在中国和其他国家都一样。

I do not think this is a case of demonising China. This is a report written by a Chinese writer, originally published in a Chinese publication about a serious threat to the health of Chinese people. Surely Chinese people -- and visitng foreigners for that matter -- have a right to know about the degradation of the food they eat every day? If they have information at least Chinese people will know what food to avoid for themselves and their children and can work towards getting the kinds of standards on food safety that exist to protect the consumer in many other countries. Development is not just about economic growth. It is also about the effective enforcement of the law and standards of public health. There are many connections between environmental issues and food safety all over the world, from the treatment of animals to bad agricultural practices that result in food that damages people's health -- in China and in other countries. The important issue is the health and safety of consumers. Keeping quiet about it -- or shooting the messenger --does nothing to solve the problem, in China or anywhere else.

读了这篇文章之后，我几乎更加坚定自己的看法，即我所信任的是一些松懈的规则。我是一个在中国工作的加拿大人，见过许多这样的事情：一些当地的执法者开着一辆大卡车到处游走，用扩音器告诉商店老板做什么或不准做什么。当这些公职人员离开后，商店老板们继续做他们正在做的事情。这主要是一个文化问题，随着中国地位的提升，这个问题会得到解决的。法规必须通过地方政府被遵守或得到实现，否则，你只是在追求一些权宜之计。

After reading this article, it pretty much confirms in my mind what I believe are lax regulations. I am a Canadian currently working in China, and have witnessed many incidents where some local authorities drive around in a truck using a megaphone telling shop owners to not do this or not do that. And then when these officials leave, the shop owners continue doing what they were doing. It's a cultural problem more than anything, and this can be the result of China's rise in status. The regulations must be followed AND carried out by local governments, otherwise you are just applying "band-aid" solutions.

在我看来，公众健康的危险与环境污染一样重要，甚至更为重要。与中国的环境污染问题一样，中国的食品安全问题再次反映了公众利益和私人利益之间的冲突。当 经济利益成为驱动力时，公众利益经常会被忽视。中国需要建立一套同时利用法律，机构和经济手段的机制来解决这个问题。

In my opinion, public health risk is as paramount as or may be even more paramount than environmental pollution. The case of food safety in China is again a reflection of conflict between common good and private profit, as is the pollution of China’s environment. When economic profit is the driver, common good is often neglected. To address the problems, the country needs to have a system which may include legal, institutional and economic solutions.

真是令我难以置信。

I cannot believe this!

在美国有一种说法，“骗子永远不会成功。” 在这个案例中，被置疑的企业违反了所有的法律和制度，最大程度上损害了公众的利益。

我们需要的是一个垄断企业，可能是政府运作的可以信赖的企业，为公众提供安全可靠的食品，并且价格是公众可以支付得起的。

骗子应该永远不会成功。

A saying in the US is that "cheaters never prosper." In this case the companies in question are breaking all sorts of laws and regulations to the great detrement of the people.

What is needed is a monopolistic company, perhaps government run, that can be trusted to provide safe food to the public at an affordable price.

Cheaters should never prosper.

我还记得20多年前，有人用机油乔装成食用油出售，许多人因为误食而得病。

本评论由黎明翻译

I remember a story from more than twenty years ago when someone made a lot of people got sick because they sold motor oil as cooking oil.