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duān wǔ jié
端午节
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zòng zi
粽子
ān quán
安全
ma

Are Zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival Safe?
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duān wǔ jié端午节kuàidàolechīzòng zi粽子shìzhōng guó中国réndezhòng yào重要xí sú习俗

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and eating zongzi is an important Chinese tradition.

nà me那么wǒ men我们zàishì chǎng市场shàngmǎidezòng zi粽子ān quán安全ma

So, are the zongzi we buy in the market safe?

wèi le为了ràngdà jiā大家chīfàng xīn放心zhōng guó中国deshí pǐn食品guǎn lǐ管理bù mén部门zuì jìn最近duìquán guó全国dezòng zi粽子jìn xíng进行leān quán安全jiǎn chá检查

To help everyone eat with confidence, China’s food authorities recently carried out a safety inspection of zongzi across the country.

zhèjiǎn chá检查defàn wéi范围hěnbāo kuò包括lequán guó全国sān shí yí gè三十一个shěng shì省市

This inspection covered a wide area, including 31 provinces and cities across China.

gōng zuò rén yuán工作人员lechāo shì超市cān guǎn餐馆hái yǒu还有wǎng shàng网上degòu wù购物píng tái平台yī gòng一共jiǎn chá检查leyī qiān yì bǎi duō fèn一千一百多份zòng zi粽子bāozòng zi粽子yòngdenuò mǐ糯米

Inspectors went to supermarkets, restaurants, and online shopping platforms, and checked more than 1,100 samples of zongzi and glutinous rice used to make them.

qí zhōng其中yǒuhěnduōdà jiā大家shú xī熟悉dezhī míng知名pǐn pái品牌

Among them were many well-known brands that people are familiar with.

dà jiā大家zuìguān xīn关心dewèn tí问题shìzòng zi粽子yǒu méi yǒu有没有fàngbù ān quán不安全detiān jiā jì添加剂

The question everyone cares about most is: are there unsafe additives in zongzi?

yǒu méi yǒu有没有duìshēn tǐ身体bù hǎo不好dexì jūn细菌

Are there any harmful bacteria?

jiǎn chá检查jié guǒ结果ràngrénhěnfàng xīn放心

The inspection results were reassuring.

zhěng tǐ整体láikànzòng zi粽子nuò mǐ糯米dezhì liàng质量dōufēi cháng非常hǎo

Overall, the quality of both the zongzi and the glutinous rice was very good.

zàizhè me这么duōbèijiǎn chá检查deshí wù食物zhǐ yǒu只有yī fèn一份cān guǎn餐馆zì jǐ自己zuòdezòng zi粽子shǐ yòng使用lefú hé符合guī dìng规定detián wèi jì甜味剂

Among all the foods checked, only one restaurant-made zongzi used a sweetener that did not meet the regulations.

érsuǒ yǒu所有bèijiǎn chá检查denuò mǐ糯米quán bù全部dōushìān quán安全de

All of the glutinous rice that was checked was safe.

duì yú对于fènhé gé合格dezòng zi粽子guǎn lǐ bù mén管理部门yǐ jīng已经yāo qiú要求cān guǎn餐馆mǎ shàng马上chǔ lǐ处理bǎo zhèng保证dà jiā大家bú huì不会mǎidàoyǒuwèn tí问题dedōng xī东西

For that non-compliant zongzi, the authorities have already asked the restaurant to handle it immediately, to make sure no one buys anything problematic.

shí pǐn食品ān quán安全shìměi gè rén每个人dōuguān xīn关心deshì qíng事情

Food safety is something everyone cares about.

zhèdejiǎn chá检查jié guǒ结果gào sù告诉wǒ men我们xiàn zài现在shì chǎng市场shàngdezòng zi粽子shìfēi cháng非常ān quán安全de

This inspection result tells us that the zongzi on the market are very safe right now.

dà jiā大家kě yǐ可以fàng xīn放心gòu mǎi购买kāi xīn开心xiǎng shòu享受zhè zhǒng这种měi wèi美味dejié rì节日shí wù食物

Everyone can buy them with confidence and enjoy this delicious festival food happily.

zhùdà jiā大家dù guò度过yí gè一个jiàn kāng健康kuài lè快乐deduān wǔ jié端午节

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy Dragon Boat Festival!

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