“毒豆芽”英语怎么说

摘要:辽宁省沈阳市公安局新闻办18日发布消息说，沈阳市公安局皇姑分局端掉6个黄豆芽黑加工点，查获掺入非食品添加剂豆芽25余吨。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

Twenty-five tons of bean sprouts containing cancer-inducing additives were uncovered by police in the capital city of Liaoning Province, China News Service reported on Monday.

Eight suspects alleged to have added sodium nitrite, urea and other illegal additives were arrested for making poisonous food, according to a statement released by Shenyang police.

据中国新闻社周一报道，警方在辽宁沈阳查获25吨添加致癌添加剂的豆芽。沈阳警方发表的声明称，8名涉嫌添加亚硝酸钠、尿素和其他非法添加剂的嫌疑人，已被警方以生产有毒食品罪拘捕。

【讲解】文中的bean sprouts即指豆芽，毒豆芽(poisonous bean sprouts)是指在豆芽生产过程中添加了亚硝酸钠(sodium nitrite)、尿素(urea)等非法添加剂(illegal additives),以使豆芽长得又粗又长，缩短生产周期，增加发芽率。其中亚硝酸钠是一种致癌物(cancer-inducing additive)。近日温家宝总理点名批评了频发的恶性食品安全(food safety)事件，称这些事件表明了诚信的缺失和道德的滑坡(dishonesty and moral degradation)已经到了何等严重的地步。