DuetothetaintedmilkproducedbySanluCompany,manyinfantsweresufferingfromkidneystone,andsomeevendied.
Thiscase,however,isonlythelatestfoodsafetyproblem.
Inthenearpast,KFCfoodwasfoundtobetaintedbySudanred,adangerouschemicalthatcouldcausecancers.
Foodcontaminationwillresultinnotonlydirecthealthproblems,butalsootherindirectconsequences.
Ontheonehand,whenaproductisdiscoveredtobecontaminated,peoplewillhavelingeringfearsonalargescale.Ontheotherhand,takeSanluscandalforinstance,whenthescandalwasbroughtintothedaylight,thecompanyonlyreapeditsbankruptcy,whichcanaffectsocialstabilityduetounemploymentbroughtbyit.
Inordertocounterfoodsafetyproblems,corporateleadersshouldnotonlyattachimportancetoshort-termprofitthroughadulterationandotherunlawfulmeans.
Meanwhile,thegovernmentshouldalsoperfectitssupervisionproceduresandincreasefinancingforfoodtesting.
financing[fai'nænsiŋ]n.融资,资金供应动词finance的现在分词
bankruptcy['bæŋkrəptsi]n.破产
counter['kauntə]n.计算器,计算者,柜台
unlawful['ʌn'lɔ:ful]adj.非法的,私生的
attach[ə'tætʃ]v.附上,系上,贴上,使依恋
unemployment['ʌnim'plɔimənt]n.失业,失业人数
stability[stə'biliti]n.稳定性,居于修道院
social['səuʃəl]adj.社会的,社交的
corporate['kɔ:pərit]adj.社团的,法人的,共同的,全体的