1/3 of foods for kids contain little nutrients

时间：2007-01-24 05:50:20

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Chinanews, Changsha, Jan. 24 – In China, children's food has always been the major type of food produced in the industry. However, a recent survey shows that one-third of children's foods do not contain any nutrients1, and another one-third of foods contain nutrients less than what they are stated on the label, Changsha Evening News reported.

 

In order to conduct the survey, the Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene2 under the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine had investigated 114 foods which were labeled as "food made for children."

 

Recently, a senior forum3 on Chinese children's food technology and industrial development was kicked off by the Soong Ching Ling Foundation and the China Food Science Society. Taking “caring for nutrition and safety of children's food” as its theme, the forum aims to promote comprehensively the technological4 improvement in children's food production and to uphold the healthy industrial development of children's food.

 

At the forum, Yang Jiebin, a professor from the School of Foods at the China Agricultural University, urged that China should make more rules and regulations on the production of children’s food.

 

“On the one hand, science progress improves people’s diets. On the other hand, however, many foods produced today contain some elements which are unsafe to people’s health,” said Yang.

 

He said that these elements, resulting from the overuse of chemical components5, fertilizers, antiseptics, coloring agents, or sweeteners, add more risks to people’s life, especially to children. In light of this, he said that when buying foods for children, it is far from enough for parents to pay attention only to the food production date, their shelf life, and the names of the manufacturers.

 
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1 nutrients 6a1e1ed248a3ac49744c39cc962fb607     
n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
  • Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 hygiene Kchzr     
n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）
参考例句：
  • Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
  • He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。
3 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
4 technological gqiwY     
adj.技术的；工艺的
参考例句：
  • A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
  • Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
5 components 4725dcf446a342f1473a8228e42dfa48     
（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分
参考例句：
  • the components of a machine 机器部件
  • Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

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