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進入《中英對照讀新聞》 Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce 瑪氏食品公司建議消費者少吃義大利麵醬
瑪氏食品公司表示，Dolmio義大利麵醬和起司通心粉含有高鹽、高糖和高脂肪，1週以食用1次為限。（美聯社）
◎孫宇青
Mars Food plans to tell customers to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of the products’ high levels of salt, sugar or fat.
瑪氏食品公司計畫建議消費者，該公司生產的Dolmio義大利麵醬和起司通心粉含有高鹽、高糖和高脂肪，1週以食用1次為限。
The scheme is part of a larger initiative by Mars Food to encourage healthier eating at a time when large food multinationals are coming under increasing pressure from public health regulators struggling to fight a growing obesity epidemic.
隨著公共衛生管制機構努力控制有如流行病般激增的肥胖人口，跨國大型食品公司也面臨越來越大壓力，上述提案即為瑪氏鼓勵健康飲食的方案之一。
The plan, however, does not extend to Mars’ chocolate or sweets businesses, whose brands include M&M’s, Snickers and Starburst.
然而，這項提案並未涵蓋該公司旗下的M&M’s、Snickers等巧克力產品，以及Starburst水果軟糖。
Products that are particularly high in salt, sugar or fat will come with a label advising "occasional" consumption, meaning once a week. Products with lower levels of salt, sugar or fat will be put on "everyday" labels.
鹽、糖或脂肪含量特別高的產品，將會貼上建議「偶爾」食用的標籤，1週以食用1次為限。鹽、糖或脂肪含量較低的產品，則會標示可「日常」食用。
The company also plans to introduce the labelling in all markets where those products are sold.
該公司也計畫將這項標籤作業引進所有販售其產品的市場。
新聞辭典
go easy on：慣用語，節省；寬容對待。例句：I’d like to have gin and tonic, but please go easy on the tonic. （我想要琴通寧調酒，不過通寧水請加少一點。）
initiative：名詞，倡議。例句：Miranda is an extroverted person and always takes the initiative in making acquaintances. （米蘭達很外向，總是主動認識新朋友。）
advocate：動、名詞同形，提倡（者）。例句：Many tennis players are the advocates for the prize money equality between men and women. （許多網球選手都主張男女球員的獎金必須平等。）
