"可樂有致癌疑慮"

最近爆發一連串的食品安全問題。不但食用油跟牛肉有問題，連年輕朋友最喜愛的可樂，也都出現了安全疑慮。

經台北市衛生局調查發現，市售可樂裡用來調色的焦糖色素內含的4-MI，超出國外標準達93倍之多。由於4-MI已經被證實是致癌物質，在美國生產的可樂早就為此調整配方。但在台生產的可樂，卻還是沿用舊配方。顯然台灣消費者的權益遠比不上美國。

台灣食品安全法規十分落後，再加上政府長期以來的漠視，才會引發這麼多的食品安全問題。往後想要食得安心，民眾只能自求多福了。

(Health) Coke May Cause Cancer

A series of problems related to food safety have broken out recently. Not only are there problems with cooking oil and beef, concerns over young peoples all-time favorite drink, Coke, have also been raised.

Results from the inspection conducted by Taipei City Governments Department of Health shows that the levels of 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) in caramel color used to make colas have exceeded overseas limits by over 93%. Since 4-MI has been proven to be a carcinogen, the colas produced in the US have long had their recipes modified. Nevertheless, the ones in Taiwan are still being produced using the old recipe. This clearly shows that Taiwanese consumers rights and interests are far less protected compared to those in the US.

The fact that the regulations in Taiwan regarding food safety are considerably out of date and that the government has long turned a blind eye to the problem has caused a staggering number of food safety issues to surface. For those who want to be able to feel comfortable with what they eat, they will just have to count on themselves and keep their fingers crossed.

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