中英對照讀新聞》‘100% pure New Zealand’dairy firm busted for using Indian butter 「100％純紐西蘭」乳製品公司因使用印度奶油被罰

紐西蘭乳製品公司因使用印度奶油，誤導消費者而被罰；示意圖，與文中產品無關。（取自Unsplash）

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A Kiwi dairy company has been busted for falsely claiming its products were “100 per cent pure New Zealand”, despite using butter imported from India.

1家紐西蘭乳製品公司因謊稱其產品為「100％純紐西蘭」，但實際上使用從印度進口的奶油，而被揭發並遭到處罰。

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Dairy firm Milkio Foods Limited was fined US$261,452 on Aug 26 after New Zealand’s Commerce Commission took it to court for making false claims about the origin of its butter products.

紐西蘭乳製品公司Milkio Foods Limited因在奶油產品的產地上做出虛假陳述，被紐西蘭商業委員會提告，於8月26日被法院判處罰款26萬1452美元

The Hamilton-based firm misled customers about where its ghee products came from, with “claims like ‘100% Pure New Zealand’ despite importing the core ingredient from India”, the Commerce Commission said in a statement.

商業委員會在聲明中表示，這家總部位於漢密爾頓的公司，透過宣傳標語如「100％純紐西蘭」來誤導消費者，事實上其酥油產品的核心成分是從印度進口。

New Zealand’s agriculture-driven industry prides itself on high-quality dairy exports, with overseas customers hungry for milk and butter from its rich pastures.

紐西蘭以農業為主的產業，以其高品質的乳製品出口而聞名，其肥沃牧場出產的牛奶與奶油，廣受海外客戶青睞。

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（be）busted：俚語，意指在做壞事或非法行為時，被當場抓到或揭發。例句：He was busted cheating on the exam by the teacher.（他在考試作弊時，被老師當場抓到。）

mislead：動詞 把…帶錯方向；把…引入歧途；使產生錯誤想法。例句：The boy was misled by his companions.（那男孩被夥伴們帶壞了。）

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