新西兰政府呼吁强制推行食品原产地标识

    食品伙伴网讯   据外媒报道，由于近来出现四起因食用进口冷冻浆果而引发的甲肝疫情，在野党呼吁应强制要求所有在新西兰销售的食品标示原产国。

    绿党食品安全部门发言人表示，他们认为消费者对于他们所欲购买的东西应有“知情权”，这样他们也才能有所选择。政府应该支持消费者和本地食品制造商，强制要求所有食品标注原产地。甲肝疫情风险对于新西兰的所有食品制造商都是一种伤害，不论他们的浆果是否受到感染。

    部分原文报道如下：

    The hepatitis A berry outbreak has highlighted that consumers are in the dark about wher their food comes from, the Green Party said today.

    Four cases of hepatitis A have been traced back to frozen imported berries, but consumers cannot choose to buy local berries because no country of origin labelling is required, and the Ministry of Primary Industries refuses to say which brands are involved.

    “People should be able to find out wher their food comes from, so they can make informed choices about what they eat and feed to their children,” said Green Party food safety spokesperson Steffan Browning.

    原文链接：<http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2015/december-2015/02/Govt-keeping-consumers-in-the-dark-about-hepatitis-scare.aspx>