Food Safety Standard vs Cost and Disadvantages (less variety and creativity
严格食品标准利弊的争论
甘蔗没有两头甜，我们就再说一说不甜的那头。
首先，一种观点认为，严格的标准造成了一些物质浪费.
但是，有人并不同意这种说法，他们反驳说，严格的食品标准并不意味着靠浪
费物资去维持，严格的标准只是要求有较高的管理水平。如果从生产到销售各个环
节都重视食品标准，浪费是可以避免的。就像在８点钟开会，不一定比１０点钟开
会迟到的人数多一样。如果与会者认为会议十分重要，迟到的自然会少。
毫无疑问，严格的标准会促使生产者竭力改良品种，采用先进技术。比如你很
难在超级市场看到小个的桃子杏子，不是美国的土地不长僵桃瘪杏，而是果品等级
订立的严格，次等货不能摆上超市柜台，那些品质差的果树，自然被农场主淘汰了
。这不应该说是浪费，而应该说是进步。
所以，用“严格标准造成浪费”去质疑strict食品标准，未必成立，所以，
这个观点，先放在那里存疑待考。
下面一点，应该是可以得到大众共鸣的——美国食品加工的严格标准，带来了
饮食业的单调。在美国很难出现类似成都小吃、台北大排档那样丰富多彩的特色食
品。如果你抱出一坛子酱小菜，说这是祖传秘方配制，鲜美无比，敬请各位品尝，
欢迎光顾。ＦＤＡ首先就找麻烦，别说化验你的配料，看着你怀里揣的那个坛坛罐
罐就不顺眼，ＦＤＡ条例，接触食品的器具，只有规定的不锈钢和其他有数的几样
材料。
流动食品小贩更是困难，他们不可能背上个冰箱沿街叫卖，所以流动摊贩制作
最精致的食品就是“热狗”——面包一掰，香肠一夹……从佛罗里达到阿拉斯加，
都是一个味道。
有人说做一个美国人，少了不少口福，也有人说做一个美国人避免了不少口祸
。两方都说得对，功过都源于ＦＤＡ。
保持口福，防止口祸的ＦＤＡ还没出现。
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