美国国家公共电台 NPR 只有四分之一的香草豆荚符合标准（在线收听）

French government investigators expose fraudulent vanilla pods

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Vanilla is one of the world's most expensive spices — a pound of pods retails for more than $150. A multi-year probe found that only one in four vanilla pods met French government standards.

成绩香草是世界上最昂贵的香料之一，一磅豆荚的零售价超过150美元。一项多年调查发现，只有四分之一的香草豆荚符合法国政府的标准。

DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Debbie Elliott. Vanilla is one of the world's most expensive spices. A pound of pods retails for more than $150. But some sellers in France have been accused of food fraud. A multi-year investigation found that only 1 in 4 vanilla pods met government standards. Some have even been dipped in flavoring to hide the fraud. Who said vanilla was boring? It's MORNING EDITION.

早上好我是黛比·艾略特。香草是世界上最昂贵的香料之一。一磅豆荚的零售价超过150美元。但法国的一些卖家被指控犯有食品欺诈罪。一项多年的调查发现，只有1/4的香草豆荚符合政府标准。有些人甚至用调味品来掩盖欺诈行为。谁说香草很无聊？这是早间版。