墨西哥快餐連鎖公司Chipotle宣布棄用轉(zhuǎn)基因原料

    食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊     據(jù)外媒報道，4月27日墨西哥快餐連鎖Chipotle宣布，為迎合年輕一代的需求，該公司決定棄用轉(zhuǎn)基因原料，成為全國首個僅使用非轉(zhuǎn)基因原料的快餐連鎖店。

    Chipotle的首席執(zhí)行官艾爾斯（Steve Ells）在聲明中稱，有關(guān)轉(zhuǎn)基因食品的爭論由來已久，很多國家已經(jīng)限制或禁止使用轉(zhuǎn)基因作物作為食品原料，很顯然，要真正理解轉(zhuǎn)基因作物的種植以及食用后的影響仍需要大量的研究。目前對于轉(zhuǎn)基因食物是否安全的爭論仍在繼續(xù)，Chipotle決定全部采用非轉(zhuǎn)基因原料。

    部分原文報道如下：

    In a first for a major restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday will begin preparing only food that is free of genetically engineered ingredients.

    “This is another step toward the visions we have of changing the way people think about and eat fast food,” said Steve Ells, founder and co-chief executive of Chipotle. “Just because food is served fast doesn't mean it has to be made with cheap raw ingredients, highly processed with preservatives and fillers and stabilizers and artificial colors and flavors.”

    原文鏈接：<http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/04/27/chipotle-fast-food-restaurants-gmos-genetically-modified-ingredents/26450061/>

    <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/business/chipotle-to-stop-serving-genetically-altered-food.html?_r=0>