地沟油实际上是一个泛指的概念，是人们在生活中对于各类劣质油的通称

illegal cooking oil就是指“地沟油，也称为swill-cooked dirty oil，指的是从kitchen waste（餐厨垃圾）中提炼出的油，含有大量有害毒性物质。使用illegal cooking oil已成为餐饮行业的open secret（公开的秘密）。

The "illegal cooking oil" is usually made from discarded kitchen waste that has been refined, the report said, adding that the oil, which contains a highly toxic and carcinogenic substance called "aflatoxin", can cause cancer.

“地沟油通常使用餐厨垃圾提炼而成，成分中含有的黄曲霉素毒性很强，可致癌。

“台湾塑化剂事件

出事企业：台湾昱伸香料有限公司

曝光时间：2011.5.24

罪魁祸首：邻苯二甲酸酯类物质（DEHP）

英语报道:

Taiwan island has been rocked by the scare, since industrial plasticizer was found in sports drinks.Investigators traced the chemical to an emulsifier produced by Yu Sheng Chemical, an additive company in Taiwan. It substituted palm oil with the plasticizer DEHP, which is known to cause cancer.Nearly two-hundred manufacturers have so far been found to have used the emulsifier. It's lead to nearly a million drinks being pulled from the shelves in Taiwan.

台湾一些运动饮料中发现了工业塑化剂，这使得整个台湾岛都陷入了恐慌。调查者查到这种化学剂源于台湾一家生产添加剂的公司昱伸化工生产的乳化剂。该公司用塑化剂邻苯二甲酸（2─乙基己基）酯代替棕榈油，而这种塑化剂可致癌。目前已经发现有近200家生产商使用了该乳化剂。

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