2. 农业报道 Agriculture Report - Food Safety After a Flood

Advice about what to keep and what to throw away. Transcript of radio broadcast:

22 December 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People can get sick if they eat food touched by floodwaters. Floodwater may contain human and animal wastes, and other 1) _____ like agricultural and industrial chemicals.

The University of Iowa under floodwaters from the Iowa River earlier this year. After a flood, throw away anything not stored in a waterproof container if there was a chance of 2) _____. That is the advice of food safety specialists at the United States Agriculture Department. Food containers that are not waterproof, they say, include those with screw caps, snap lids, pull tops and crimped caps. Also throw away boxes of juice, milk or baby 3)_____ if they have come into contact with floodwater. The Minnesota Department of Health says to throw away anything in soft 4) ______. And the Extension Service at North Dakota State University says not to save plastic bags of food even if boxes and containers inside the bags appear dry. Also, do not eat fresh produce from the garden if it has come in contact with floodwater. To be safe, have the soil 5) ______. The Extension Service also says to throw away screw-topped or crimp-topped jars and bottles even if they have never been opened. Glass jars and bottles of home-canned foods should be thrown out as well. Experts say the containers cannot be effectively cleaned after a flood. Throw away damaged metal cans or hard plastic containers. Do not use cans that are swollen or 6) ______, or that are 7) ____ or crushed. But experts say that some unopened, undamaged all-metal cans can be saved. 8) ______. Use hot water and water that is safe for drinking if they are available. Next, place the cans again in water and heat the water to one hundred degrees Celsius. Boil the cans for two minutes. 9) _______. Use one tablespoon of unscented liquid bleach for every four liters of water. Use drinking water or the cleanest, clearest water available. Place the cans in the solution for fifteen minutes. Once cans are clean, let them air-dry for at least one hour before opening or storing them. 10) _____. And that’s the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. I’m Bob Doughty.

Notes:

Crimp: press sth into small regular folds 打褶；起皱

Extension Service: 推广服务

Swell (swelled, swollen): to grow or cause to grow in size, amount, intensity or degree

Disinfect: to rid of microorganisms potentially harmful to man, esp by chemical means 消毒

chlorine bleach: 氯漂白剂

unscented: not filled or impregnated with odour or fragrance 无气味的