原文：https://vegnews.com/2019/10/two-dozen-pennsylvania-lawmakers-demand-food-service-giant-slash-animal-products-on-hospital-and-school-menus

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TWO DOZEN PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS DEMAND FOOD-SERVICE GIANT SLASH ANIMAL PRODUCTS ON HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL MENUS

宾夕法尼亚州二十多名立法者要求餐饮服务巨头大幅削减医院和学校菜单中的动物制品

Legislators urge Aramark to reduce meat, dairy, and eggs on its menus by 20 percent in two years.

立法者们敦促爱玛客（Aramark）在两年内将其菜单中的肉、蛋、奶食品减少20%。

by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

作者：ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA

OCTOBER 23, 2019

2019年10月23日

This week, 24 Pennsylvania legislators sent a demand letter to Stephen Sadove—Chairman of the Board of leading food-service company Aramark. The lawmakers urged Sadove to implement a 20-percent reduction of animal products served in the next two years by Aramark, particularly in hospitals, corporate cafeterias, and college campuses.

本周，24位美国宾夕法尼亚州议员向知名餐饮服务公司爱玛客的董事长斯蒂芬·萨多夫（Stephen Sadove）发出了一封要求信。这些立法者们敦促萨多夫在未来两年内实现爱玛客供应动物制品减少20%的目标，特别是针对供应到医院、企业食堂和大学校园的动物制品。

In 2015, Aramark made a five-year commitment to serve healthier food to its customer base, and in 2016, reported that 30 percent of its menus were either vegetarian or vegan. In 2017, Aramark partnered with animal-rights organization The Humane Society of the United States on an initiative to train 1,000 of its chefs in plant-based cooking.

2015年，爱玛客做出了向其广大客户提供更健康食品的五年承诺；2016年，该公司报告称其30%的主菜（main dishes）为素食或纯素食。2017年，爱玛客与动物权利组织“美国人道协会”（HSUS）开展合作，为其1,000多名厨师提供植物性烹饪培训。

In the letter, legislators said that “Your pilot program to train chefs in plant-based menus and your partnership with the American Heart Association to reduce foods containing high levels of saturated fats, many of which are also climate-intensive, are significant first steps toward reducing the global warming impact of Aramark’s menus,” before asking that Aramark take additional action. 

在要求信中，议员们表示：“贵司开展试点计划，对厨师进行植物性烹饪培训，并与美国心脏协会（AHA）共同合作，减少含有高水平饱和脂肪的食品（其中的许多食品也会加剧气候变化）。为减少爱玛客菜单对全球变暖的影响，以上这些都是贵司最先推出的重要举措。”接着，议员们呼吁爱玛客采取进一步行动。

The lawmakers pointed to the role of animal agriculture in fueling the climate crisis and the negative health effects associated with the consumption of animal products. 

这些立法者们指出了畜牧业对气候危机的加剧作用以及与动物制品消费有关联的负面健康影响。

“Aramark can reduce its food emissions by cutting purchases of climate change-intensive foods and replacing them with produce, legumes, or whole grains,” the letter states. “This commitment will also help reduce food waste, which will also help meet aggressive global warming emissions reduction targets.” 

“通过减少采购加剧气候变化的食品并用农产品（蔬菜、水果等）、豆类或全谷物来代替它们，爱玛客可以减少其食品方面的温室气体排放量，”该要求信声称。“这个承诺也将有助于减少食品废物，从而有利于实现积极进取的全球温室气体减排目标。”

The lawmakers requested that Aramark track its progress in reducing animal products on its menus, ending their letter by stating that Aramark’s customers “deserve food that nourishes them today and invests in their future health.”

此外，立法者们还要求爱玛客跟踪其减少菜单中的动物制品的进展。立法者们在要求信的最后宣称，爱玛客的顾客们“应当获得今天滋养他们身体并促进他们未来健康的食品。”