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周五5月311. 有錢人想得不一樣 2.毒澱粉食物
周五5月311. 有錢人想得不一樣 2.毒澱粉食物
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2013年5月31日將討論兩主題---
有錢人想得不一樣
15 ways rich people think differently
THE rich think differently to the rest of us. By Sarah O'Carroll, Business Editor
You need look no further than mining magnate Gina Rinehart with her “get out of the pub” comments or billionaire Clive Palmer’s plans to build Titanic II to see that.
Here are 15 of his top insights:
1. Rich people think selfishness is a virtue
Average people feel they need to save the world and put others before themselves which is keeping them poor. Rich people take the attitude that if they don’t help themselves first they can’t help anyone else.
You wouldn’t see a rich person lining up to play the lottery (even before they were rich). Average people are always waiting on someone else to help them get rich - the Lotto, Government, friend or spouse – but it only keeps them poor. Rich people take action and spend time solving problems.
3. Rich people favour specific knowledge over formal education
Average people believe the road to riches is through doing masters and doctorates. Rich people are generally rich because they have made money selling a specific knowledge they have acquired.
Rich people spend a lot of time looking into the future, setting goals and looking forward to what lies ahead. Average people dwell on the past which often holds them back by making them unhappy or depressed.
5. Rich people think about money logically
Average and well-educated people can fall into the trap of thinking about money emotionally and just wanting to retire comfortably. Rich people maintain a logical relationship with money viewing it as a tool that represents options and opportunities.
6. Rich people follow their passion
Oprah Winfrey said it – you’ve got to follow your passion and do what you love. Rich people find a way of getting paid for doing something they love. Average people earn money doing things they don’t love.
Average people set low expectations to avoid disappointment whereas rich people set huge expectations and follow their dreams.
8. Rich people believe you have to “be” someone
Average people on the other hand believe you have to “do” something to be rich and focus on immediate results. Rich people continuously focus on bettering themselves and learn from success and failures.
Questions:
1. How Rich People Think?
How to become a rich man from nothing?
2. The traits of the rich – how many do you have?
3. Do you admire wealthy men?
Who do you admire and why?
4. Do you have a goal you want to achieve?
5. Do you take advantage of opportunities?
毒澱粉食物
The illegal use of industrial starch and soy sauce products containing an excessive amount of organic chemical compounds (3-MCPD and 4-MEI) as food additives were among the issues raised yesterday at the legislature’s plenary session, during which lawmakers accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of “incompetence” and called for stricter regulations to curb future food safety offenses.
Maleic anhydride-modified industrial starch, which was found to have been used in several products such tapiocas, flat rice noodles and oden (關東煮) to enhance the chewiness, is not among the 21 kinds of modified food starch that have been approved by the authority, Department of Health Minister Deputy Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延) said.
“As of Friday last week, 33.4 tons [31.1 tonnes] of contaminated starch products and raw materials have been confiscated,” Lin said, adding that maleic acid has low acute toxicity levels, does not pose risks to reproduction and is not carcinogenic.
When asked about soy sauce products containing the carcinogens 3-MCPD and 4-MEI, Lin said that authorities had set a regulatory limit of 0.4 mg/kg for 3-MCPD in soy sauce, which is in line with the Codex [Alimentaries Commission] standard and is stricter than the guidelines in the US.
“We already announced last year that a regulatory limit for 4-MEI in caramel color would soon be set according to the Codex and other developed countries,” Lin said, adding that the revision of the limit would also serve to warn potential offenders.
However, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Liu Chien-kuo (劉建國) criticized the department, saying it had been reacting to these food scandals rather than preventing them, and slammed its perceived endorsement of maleic acid when the FDA explicitly prohibits the use of industrial starch in food.
Lawmakers criticize FDA over starch, soy sauce incidents (By Alison Hsiao)
The illegal use of industrial starch and soy sauce products containing an excessive amount of organic chemical compounds (3-MCPD and 4-MEI) as food additives were among the issues raised yesterday at the legislature’s plenary session, during which lawmakers accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of “incompetence” and called for stricter regulations to curb future food safety offenses.
Only excessive intake would be harmful to health, Lin added.
However, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Liu Chien-kuo (劉建國) criticized the department, saying it had been reacting to these food scandals rather than preventing them, and slammed its perceived endorsement of maleic acid when the FDA explicitly prohibits the use of industrial starch in food.
Questions:
1. What do you think about food safety problem today?
2. Ways to prevent food poisoning?
3. How to protect yourself from food poisoning?
4. Can you tell what food is safe to eat?
5. How to select healthy food from markets?
更新時間 2013年5月28日, 格林尼治標準時間05:21
台灣的有毒澱粉事件在當局查封逾二百噸後風暴仍未止息，因為這類澱粉廣泛存在於各種食品中，且層面多廣仍未完全清楚。
這起毒澱粉風暴與台灣此前發生的食品飲料含塑化劑類似，是在食品的上游原料添加工業原料，而台灣消費者基金會對BBC中文網表示，毒澱粉比起塑化劑事件影響更為廣泛。
台灣消基會秘書長雷立芬指出，相對於消費者不會買塑化劑回家烹調食品，包括太白粉、地瓜粉、炸雞粉等各類澱粉，人們即使自行在家烹調也經常會使用到。
毒澱粉被發現所含工業原料是順丁烯二酸酐，此一被用於食品包裝與黏著劑的工業材料加入澱粉後可提升黏度，使食品的彈性與口感變好。
雖然微量食用順丁烯二酸酐未被發現致癌性，但有台灣醫師指出長期大量食用將對腎臟造成破壞，並懷疑這可能與台灣民眾洗腎率高居全球前列有關。
牽連甚廣
由於澱粉廣泛存在於台灣各類食品中，包括被稱為＂國民美食＂的珍珠奶茶及肉圓、黑輪、豆花等眾多特色小吃都被查出有毒澱粉且含量不低。
目前為止被查到販賣這些含有毒澱粉食品商家除了知名小吃店外，也包括了台灣隨處可見的跨國連鎖7-11便利商店，以及家樂福等大型超市。
而即使是特別注重食品安全的台灣知名有機食品商店，販賣的豆花也被查出含有毒澱粉。
另外從新加坡政府檢驗出不合格的台灣食品來看，台灣眼下查到的毒澱粉食品仍只是其中一部份。
被新加坡政府檢驗出含有毒澱粉的台灣進口食品，包括了關廟面、粉圓（珍珠奶茶原料）、以及日正食品的在來米粉等。
當局處置
目前台灣當局宣佈從六月一日起，販賣粄條、肉圓、黑輪、粉圓、豆花、粉粿、芋圓、地瓜圓等八類產品的商家，必須在醒目處張貼原料檢驗安全證明。
這些針對下游小吃的規定雖然意在化解消費者對恐慌，但由於台灣飲食習慣澱粉使用甚廣，這種措施仍未完全化解人們的食品安全信心危機。
據雷立芬指出抽查下游業者並不能全面解決問題，目前食品衛生當局對於上游食材的澱粉安全性，仍未進行完全的清查。
毒澱粉與塑化劑事件相同的是，許多中下食品商家都表示是在不知情下使用，並說他們也是事件的受害者。
已長期食用毒澱粉食品的消費者也同塑化劑事件一樣，即使健康受到影響也很難證明其間的關聯性，台消基會則發佈聲明批評說，從三聚氰胺毒奶、塑化劑到這次的毒澱粉，台政府部門一再坐視類似事件發生後消費者無法獲得賠償。
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