VOA慢速AgricultureReport：NewRulesAimtoImproveUSFoodSafety(2013-01-16)FromVOALearningEnglish,thisistheAgricultureReportinSpecialEnglish.一、原文赏析：Eachyear,badfoodsickensaboutoneinsixAmericans.Proposednewrulesaimtoimprovefoodsafety.Officialssaythechangescouldpreventmorethanonemillioncasesoffood-relatedillnesseseachyear.每年，约有六分之一的美国人因食用变质食物而生病。新拟议的规则旨在提高食品安全。官方称，这些改变每年可以防止超过一百万例与食物有关的疾病。Thenewruleswereproposedthismonth,exactlytwoyearsafterPresidentObamasignedtheFoodSafetyModernizationAct.Therulesarethefirststepinputtingthelawintoeffect,makingthebiggestchangesinfoodsafetysincethe1930s.在美国总统奥巴马签署《食品安全现代化法案》整整两年之后，新规则在本月被提出。新规的第一步是让法律生效，让食品安全从上世纪三十年代以来发生最大变化。ThelawmakestheFoodandDrugAdministrationresponsibleforpreventingfoodborneillnesses.ExpertssaythisisachangefromtherolethattheFDAhasplayedinthepastinreactingtodiseaseoutbreaks.该法律让美国食品和药物管理局（FDA）负责预防食源性疾病。专家称为了应对疾病爆发而对FDA以往角色进行的转变。Congresspassedthelawafteraseriesofoutbreakslinkedtobaggedspinach,peanutbutterandotherfoods.MargaretHamburgiscommissioneroftheFDA.在经过一些列与袋装菠菜、花生酱等食品相关的疾病爆发后，美国国会通过了该法律。MargaretHamburg是FDA的专员。Theyoccurredbecauseofproblemsthatwouldhavebeenaddressedbythesekindsofapproaches.SoIthink,youknow,we’reveryoptimisticthatwewillbegintoseerealchange.”“如果之前采取了这样的措施，这类疾病原本是可以免于发生的。因此，我们相信将会看到真正的转变。”Theagencyisproposingtorequirefoodmanufacturerstoshowthattheyhaveidentifiedwherecontaminationismostlikelytohappen.Manufacturerswouldalsohavetoshowthattheyhavetakenstepstopreventit.Theproposedrulesalsodealwithsafetyingrowingandharvestingfruitsandvegetables.该机构要求食品制造商出示表明自己找到污染最可能发生的环节，制造商还要展示自己已采取措施来预防污染。拟议的规定还涉及种植和收获水果和蔬菜过程中的安全。TheCongressionalBudgetOfficeestimatesthatestablishingalloftheprovisionsofthelawwillcostthegovernment$1.4billion.TheGroceryManufacturersofAmerica,anindustrygroup,hasnotreleasedanestimateofwhatitwillcostproducers.国会预算办公室估计确定该法的全部条款需要政府耗资14亿美元，工业组织美国食品加工产业协会尚未发布成立该法给制造商带来的成本。ButFDADeputyCommissionerMichaelTaylorsaysthenewrulesareworththeprice.但FDA副局长迈克尔?泰勒说新规定物有所值。“Evenifyoujustlookatestimatedreductio