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Nutella Spread 'Damages Environment'
据说费列罗的这款巧克力酱“有害”!
France's Ecology Minister Segolene Royal has urged people to stop eating Nutella because it is made with palm oil and damages the environment.
法国生态部部长罗雅尔呼吁民众不要再食用能多益(Nutella)巧克力酱了,因为这种酱由棕榈油制成,会破坏环境 。
Ms Royal said the chocolate-hazelnut spread contributed to deforestation because oil palms were replacing trees.
罗雅尔表示,因这款榛果可可酱大受追捧,人们开始大范围砍伐森林以种植棕榈树 。
Ferrero, the Italian chocolate which own Nutella, said it has made commitments to source palm oil in a responsible way.
生产这款巧克力酱的意大利厂商费列罗表示,已作出适量采用棕榈油的承诺 。
French senators tried unsuccessfully to impose a 300% tax on palm oil in 2011.
2011年,法国参议院曾提议向棕榈树的种植者征收300%的税,但是并未成功 。
They argued that the oil was dangerously fattening and that its cultivation harmed the environment.
他们指出,棕榈油易致人肥胖,其大范围地种植对环境造成破坏 。
On Tuesday, Ms Royal said that Nutella should be made from "other ingredients".
周二,罗雅尔称,“能多益酱应该换成另一种制作原料 。”
According to AFP news agency, Ferrero gets almost 80% of its palm oil from Malaysia.
据法新社报道,费列罗公司80%的棕榈油来源于马来西亚 。
The rest of its supply comes from Brazil, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
其余部分来自巴西,印度尼西亚和巴布亚新几内亚 。
The Italian group said that it was aware of the environmental stakes involved.
费列罗公司表示已意识到对环境造成的破坏 。
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词语解释
1.contributed to 促成
例句:Drink contributed to his ruin.
喝酒促成了他的毁灭 。
2.oil palms 棕榈树
例句:Hainan is the main production area for tropical cash crops such as rubber, coconuts, oil palms, sisal and pepper, etc.
海南岛是橡胶、椰子、油棕、剑麻、胡椒等热带经济作物的主要产地 。
3.made a commitment 作出承诺
例句:We made a commitment to protect sharks.
我们许下了承诺要保护鲨鱼 。
4.made from 由...制成
例句:Flour is made from wheat in a mill.
面粉是在面粉厂用麦子磨成的 。