FDA:Human,AnimalWasteThreatensProduce
Thebiggestfoodsafetyriskforfreshfruitsandvegetablesastheyaregrown,pickedorprocessedcomesfromhumanandanimalwaste,theU.S.FoodandDrugAdministration（FDA）.saidFriday.
Morethan9,000Americansdieeachyearfromfood-bornediseasesandsomescientistsbelievefreshproduceisthebiggestcarrierofcontamination.
TheFDAissuedasetofdraftguidelinesforU.S.andforeigngrowerstocarefullymonitorworkerhygiene,waterquality,manuremanagementandtransportation.
These34-pagedraftguidelinesurgedgrowerstogiveworkerslessonsonbasichygienesuchasusingsoaptowashtheirhands,coveringwoundsthatcouldcomeintocontactwithproduce,andusingonlycleantoilets.
TheFDAguidelinesidentified“themajorsourceofcontamination”forfreshproduceashumanoranimalfeces.
“Wethinkjustpropercontrolsandproperattentiontodetailwouldmakeabigdifferenceinfoodsafety,”saidandFDAofficial,“Itisourbeliefthattheseguidelineswouldnotbeverycostly.”
ButgrowergroupsdisagreedwiththeFDA''sassessment.“Mostfood-bornediseaseoutbreaksthathappenfurtherdownthedistributionlineareduetocontaminationbecausepeoplepreparingfoodarenotproperlywashingtheirhands,”saidStaceyZawal,anofficialwithUnitedFreshFruitandVegetableAssociation.“Thatisnotnecessarilytrueforgrowersandpackers.”
SomeU.S.growerorganizationshaveexpressedconcernthattheagencyisinterferingwithon-farmpractices.OthersobjecttotheFDA''sproposaltohavegrowersformallydocumentthepicking,handlingandtransportationofproducesothathealthofficialscouldquicklyrecallfoodsifnecessary.
ConsumergroupscriticizedtheFDAguidelinesasoflittleusebecausetheywillnotcarrytheforceoflaw.Butstricterregulationscouldevolveasresearchersfindnewtechnologyormethodstokillharmfulbacteriaorparasites,theFDAsaid.
TheFDArecommendationsareduetobemadefinalbytheFDAlaterthisyearforusebyU.S.andforeigngrowers.ThematterofencouragingforeigngrowerstoadopttheguidelinesremainssomewhattrickybutFDAofficialssayitisvitalbecauseofthehugeamountofimportedproduce.
1.“Food-bornediseases”inthisessaymeansthosediseases
A.whichpeoplegetbyeatingfruitswhichhavebeenpolluted
2.Somefruitgrowergroupsbelievethatmostfood-bornediseasesarecausedby
D.peopleinvolvedindistributingfreshproduce.
3.AnFDAofficialsaidthatputtingtheguidelinesintopractice
C.wouldnotbeveryexpensive.
4.ConsumergroupscriticizedtheFDAguidelinesbecausetheydidn''tthinkthattheseguidelines
C.wouldsurelybecarriedout.
5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat
B.agoodwayshouldbefoundtoencourageforeigngrowerstofollowtheFDAguidelines.
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