Please Stop Food Waste and Eat Reasonably 請拒絕浪費，合理飲食

Online eating shows， or Mukbang， originated in South Korea and have gained popularity globally.

Many hosts of such shows become popular for their ability to eat large amounts of food. But these shows have also received criticism for their waste of food. While some hosts actually do consume the amount of food shown， others may be faking it.

CCTV once exposed several hosts who were pretending to eat large amounts of food while on camera， but actually later threw it away.

To discourage this practice， many video and live streaming platforms， including Douyin， Kuaishou and Bilibili， have removed videos that show food waste， and have promoted messages to “stop food waste and eat reasonably”.

In June 2020， the United Nations warned that the world is on the verge of the worst food crisis in 50 years.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations， about a third of the worlds food—about 1.3 billion tons—is wasted every year. In China alone， many tons of food ends up in landfills every year， according to Beijing News.

Thus， campaigns against food waste have to be further promoted.

According to China Daily， restaurants and catering associations in more than 18 provinces and all 4 municipal cities have issued guidelines to control food waste.

In Shaanxi province， local restaurants have been asked to serve half portions to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association proposed that restaurants adopt the “N-1 mode”. For example， a group of 10 diners should only order enough for 9 people at first. More food is only brought to the table if required.

In addition， a nationwide “Clear Your Plate” campaign has been launched online. Users of Sina Weibo are encouraged to share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their meals.

Meanwhile， new laws are also being considered， according to China Daily. “We will make new laws that give clear instructions on avoiding food waste，” said Zhang Guilong from the Legislative Affairs Committee of the National Peoples Congress. The instructions will be detailed in every part of food production， purchasing， storage， transportation， processing and consumption， according to Zhang.

吃播發源于韓國并風靡全球。

吃播節目的許多主播都因為能吃而走紅。但這類節目也因浪費食物而飽受批評。盡管一些主播的確吃光了節目中的食物，但也有些主播或許存在“假吃”現象。

央視曾曝光了幾位吃播主播，他們在鏡頭前都假裝吃下了大量食物，但過后卻將這些食物直接丟棄。

為制止這樣的行為，包括抖音、快手、嗶哩嗶哩在內的許多視頻與直播平臺都下架了這類浪費食物的視頻，并宣傳鼓勵“拒絕浪費，合理飲食”。

2020年6月，聯合國警告稱世界瀕臨50年來最嚴重的糧食危機。

聯合國糧食及農業組織稱，全球每年約有三分之一（約13億噸）的糧食遭到浪費。據《新京報》報道，僅中國每年也有極多糧食最終進了垃圾填埋場。

由此，制止糧食浪費的活動必須進一步推廣。

據《中國日報》報道，超過18個省以及4個直轄市的餐館與餐飲協會都發出了制止食物浪費的倡議。

在陜西省，當地的餐館被要求推出半份菜，從而避免浪費。武漢餐飲協會倡議餐廳推行“N-1點餐模式”。比如，10位進餐客人一開始點9個人的菜，不夠再增加菜品。

此外，我國還在互聯網上發起了“光盤行動”的活動。新浪微博的用戶被邀請分享自己用餐完畢的空盤照片和視頻。

據《中國日報》報道，與此同時，相關新法規的立法工作已納入規劃。“我們會對制止餐飲浪費行為做出具體明確的規定。”來自全國人大常委會法制工作委員會的張桂龍表示。張桂龍介紹稱，規定將會對食品生產、采購、儲存、運輸、加工、消費等各個環節進行詳細說明。

Word Study

originate /?'r?d??ne?t/ v. 起源;發源

The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.

propose /pr?'p??z/ v. 提議;建議

He proposed changing the name of the company.