10/26 두번째 토픽... Global Food Scare

[siron(영일)]

Global Food Scare

The food scare following the harmful chemical melamine being found in Chinese dairy products has hit consumers around the world, especially mothers and their children.

Extra attention is being paid to food labels and nutrition facts on products by people worried about their health.

Searching for local foodstuffs not containing Chinese ingredients or carrying ``Made in China'' labels at supermarkets has become common practice. Chinese foodstuffs are now shunned but the major foodstuff factory of the world's produce still manages to reach dining tables.

More than 53,000 babies in China have experienced illness due to the side effects of melamine-tainted milk. Many countries are hurrying to detect the harmful ingredient in milk and snacks and have partly banned imports of Chinese food products.

In this regard, the Chinese government is requested to show its sincerity and force local food companies to discard a profit-first attitude.

Last but not least, the Korean government should not sit on its hands. It must be more alert to prevent harmful or substandard foreign foodstuffs from flowing into the country.

More concrete safety measures should be worked out to help people, especially mothers, buy food products without fear.

Now, Korea is being battered by the vortex of a global financial crisis with the sudden fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, and panic gripping the credit market in the United States. The Bush administration plans to buy bank stocks with G-7 finance leaders calling for urgent action to end the financial crisis.

As the instability looms large, people around the world sigh over what will come as an aftermath of this crisis.

But, the global foodstuffs crisis is more acute and deplorable than the financial turmoil because of one simple truth: ``Once we lose our health, we lose all."

1. What is your favorite food? What tasty do you like?

2. What are you concerning about, when you eat food?

3. do you believe the word on food labels? If not, why?

4. what is the main problem on the melamine? whose crime? importer, exporter or consumers?

5. what will you do from now on, if you are very worried about it!!??

you need further information about this? click this website address as follows.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2008/10/160_32708.html

p.s. 생각같아서는 그냥 쉬고 싶었지만... 아무도 토픽을 올릴 생각을 하지 않고 있을것 같아서

  그냥 두개다 올립니다... ㅋㅋ 사실 이런거 좋아 한다는...

두가지 토픽다 핫 스러운 이슈이기 때문에 관련 기사등을 확실히 읽어 오시기 바랍니다...

영어 스터디라서 무조건 영어 기사만 읽어야 한다고 생각하면 안되용...ㅎㅎ

나는 찾아 볼수 있을까?? ㅡㅡ;; 귀찮아..!!!

[June(최현경)]

Thanks for another topic~ You are awesome!!

[최코디♪(최선화)]

시론이 오빠 쌩유~~!! 진욱이랑 나는 오빠가 해주실줄 알았어요 ㅋㅋ

[진욱(강진욱)]

ㅋㅋ 누나~ ㅋㅋ 저도 통했네요 ㅋㅋ

[최현주]

I'm craving for dairy products such as milk chocolate, drink and cheese. i need to exactly know the problem involving with current chinese food scare...

[띤이(이수진)]

오오 시르온 무리하는데~ 땡큐!

[siron(영일)]

토픽 만드는건 무리가 아닌뎅... ㅋㅋ 오는거야?? ㅎㅎ

[서주(서주형)]

ㅅㄱㅇ

[진욱(강진욱)]

형 고맙습니다 ㅜㅜ

[토이(이도희)]

시르온 수고했삼~ 잘하면 갈수도...ㅋ ;;;

[siron(영일)]

오옷!!! 이게 누구십니까?? 얼굴 잊겠습니다... ㅎㅎ

[Mulan경선]

참석 ^^*

[양병용]

그동안 뭔 대회한다고 또 중간고사 친다고 한달가량참석을못했네요 ㅠㅠ 이번주는 갈려고 했더니 시험이 연기되서 흣ㅠㅠ 담주에뵈용