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February 15, 2020
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Reignites Concerns over Food Safety
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Summary:
Foodborne illness outbreaks occur rather frequentl...
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February 15, 2020
Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Reignites Concerns over Food Safety
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Summary:
Foodborne illness outbreaks occur rather frequently in this day and age. The recent Wuhan novel coronavirus outbreak has once again alerted us to the dangers posed by our broken food system, especially when it comes to meat production.
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Today, around the globe, meat, eggs, and dairy are mainly produced in factory farms. These establishments are notorious for confining animals in extremely crowded conditions. Not only are the animals severely restricted in their movement, but they are also given a wide range of animal drugs and inflicted with cruel physical alterations to reduce their chances of getting sick or injured.
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Heavy reliance on animal drugs, however, can create food safety threats from resistant bacteria and drug residues, greatly increasing the risk of widespread foodborne illness outbreaks. In the past few years, a number of devastating E. coli outbreaks have been attributed to manure runoff from factory farms.
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In the long term, for the sake of public health and animal welfare, we must crack down on factory farming and replace it with a sustainable and humane system. How can individuals help to achieve this goal? Simple! Eat as little meat as possible. Remember that every bite you take is a vote.
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Language Enhancement:
crack down (ph.) (取締)
crack down 是短語動詞，即是「取締」或「制裁」的意思，是十分强烈的字眼，後接介詞 on。它的名詞版本是 crackdown「鎮壓」。
e.g. The ICAC was established in 1974 to crack down on corruption.
e.g. The school is having a crackdown on cheating. —————————————————
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