Food Safety and Foodborne Illness

　　Food safety is an increasingly important public health issue. Governments all over the world are intensifying their efforts to ___ (51) food safety. These efforts are in response an increasing number of food safety problems and ___ (52) consumer concerns.

　　Foodborne illnesses are as diseases，usually either infectious or toxic in nature， caused by agents that ___ (53) the body through the ingestion of food. Every person is ___ (54) risk of foodborne illness.

　　Foodborne diseases are a widespread and growing public health ___ (55)，both in developed and developing countries. The global of foodborne disease is difficult to ___ (56)，but it has been reported that in 2005 alone 8 million people died from diarrhoeal diseases1.A great of these ___ (57) can be attributed to contamination of food and drinking water. Additionally, diarrhoea is a ___ (58) cause of malnutrition in infants and young children.

　　In industrialized countries，the percentage of the population suffering from foodbome diseases each year has been ___ (59) to be 10 up to 30%. In the United States of America，for example，around 76 million cases of foodborne diseases，resulting ___ (60) 325，000 hospitalizations and 5，000 deaths, are estimated to occur each year.

　　___ (61) less well documented，developing countries bear the brunt of the problem due to the presence of a wide ___ (62)of foodborne diseases，including those caused by parasites. The high prevalence of diarrhoeal diseases in many developing countries suggests major ___ (63) food safety problems.

　　In partnership with other stakeholders，WHO is developing ___ (64) that will further promote the safety of food. These policies ___ (65) the entire food chain from production to consumption and will make use of different types of expertise(专长).

　　51.A.meet B.improve C.provide D.reach

　　52.A.following B.careful C.rising D.immediate

　　53.A.find B.govern C.enter D.push

　　54.A.with B.for C.at D.in

　　55.A.interest B.problem C.service D.benefit

　　56.A.compare B.estimate C.explain D.reduce

　　57.A.factors B.products C.cases D.countries

　　58.A.natural B.major C.similar D.just

　　59.A.imagined B.acknowledged C.considered D.reported

　　60.A.to B.in C.from D.of

　　61.A.As B.Since C.Hence D.While

　　62.A.range B.distance C.order D.arrangement

　　63.A.prevailing B.spreading C.troubling D.underlying

　　64.A.policies B.methods C.programs D.systems

　　65.A.form B.set C.cover D.break

　　答案：

　　51.B 52.C 53.C 54.C 55.B

　　56.B 57.C 58.B 59.D 60.B

　　61.D 62.A 63.D 64.A 65.C

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