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This presentation will provide information about
本講將向您介紹有機植物的
regulatory requirements for organic foods, list some
管理及要求規范，給出一些大家
reasons why people choose to buy organic,
購買有機食品的原因
and address some of the popular opinions about
給大家介紹一些關于有機食物的
organic food while providing a basis of scientific
不同觀點，從而為否定或者肯定
knowledge to confirm or deny the benefits of
有機食物與普通食物相比具有更加
organic foods over conventional foods.
神奇的功效提供科學依據
What does the word "organic" mean to you.
"有機"一詞對你來說意味著什么?
Take a few minutes to think about one or two
請用一兩分鐘思考，你能否用幾個詞
words that describe what the term means to you.
來表達這個詞對你的意義
Then we will get started learning about
之后，我們就來看看
exactly what this term does mean.
這個詞的真正含義
Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act
國會于1990年通過了有機食物生產法案
in 1990. The Act required the USDA to develop
法案規定美國農業部頒布有機農作物
national standard for organically produced
生產的國家標準
agricultural products to assure consumers that a
以保證消費者買到的
agricultural products marketed as organic due
貼著有機食品標簽的食品確實
in fact meet consist, uniform standards.
能達到一定的標準
Production and handling standard address
這些標準包括有機糧食作物的
organic crop production, wild crop harvesting,
生產和收割
organic livestock management, and processing
有機牲畜的飼養，肉類加工
and handling of organic agricultural products.
以及有機農作物種植和處理
Organic crops are raised without using most
在有機作物的生長過程中，幾乎沒有
conventional pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers,
用到常規殺蟲劑和含酒精的化肥
or sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Animals raised
也沒有使用污水污泥作肥料，而有機
on an organic operation must be fed organic feed
飼養的動物則必須要以有機飼料飼養
and given access to the outdoors. They are given
并且實行戶外放養，它們體內絕不含
no antibiotics or growth hormones.
抗生素和生長激素
USDA regulations prohibit the use of genetic
美國農業部嚴禁在有機食品生產過程中
engineering, ionizing radiation, and sewage
使用轉基因技術，電離放射
sludge in organic production and handling.
以及將污水污泥作為肥料
As a general rule, all natural, non-synthetic
一般來說，所有的自然的，非合成的物質
substances are allowed in organic production
都可以被用于有機食品的生產
and all synthetic substances are prohibited.
而所有的合成物質都是禁止的
The national list of allowed synthetic and
而在規定的特定條款中
prohibited non-synthetic substances, a section
也對一些特殊情況進行了規定
in the regulations, contains the
比如一些可以用的合成物
specific exceptions to this rule.
和一些禁用的非合成物
Products labeled "100% organic" must contain
那些標記著100%有機的食品
only organically produced ingredients.
必須只含有有機原料
Products labeled "organic" must consist of at least
而標記著有機的食品則必須包含
95% organically produced ingredients.
95%以上的有機原料
Products meeting the requirements for 100%
達到100%有機和有機標準的產品
organic and organic may display the USDA organic
能夠得到美國農業部的認證
seal shown here on the slide. Processed products that
這里顯示的就是認證標志，而含有70%
contain at least 70% organic ingredients can use the
有機原料的產品可以用
phrase "Made with Organic Ingredients" and list up
"含有有機原料"的標簽，并且需在
to three of the organic ingredients or food groups on
標簽上注明三種以內產品中
the principle display panel. For example, soup made
所用到的有機原料，例如有機原料
with at least 70% organic ingredients and only organic
含量為70%的湯中，其中含有的
vegetables may be labeled either
有機蔬菜只能以兩種形式展現在標簽上
"Made with Organic Peas, Potatoes, and Carrots" or
"含有有機豌豆，番茄和胡蘿卜"或者
"Made with Organic Vegetables". However, for these
"含有有機蔬菜" 但是對于這些產品來說
products, the USDA Organic Seal cannot be used
美國農業部的有機認證標志不能隨意
anywhere on the package. Processed products that
用在包裝上，那些有機原料含量不足
contain less than 70% organic ingredients cannot use
70%的產品不能用"有機"的標簽
the term "organic" other than to identify the specific
而只能在原料表上注明
ingredients that are organically produced
其中含有的有機原料的
in the ingredient statement.
種類和比重
