加拿大狗糧包裝上標明'無中國成分'惹衆怒

Richmond News, a newspaper in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, recently reported that residents were offended to discover a brand of dog food with the label "no ingredients from China".

近日，加拿大英屬哥倫比亞省列治文市的一家報刊《列治文新聞》報道，當地居民發現一款狗糧品牌的包裝袋上印有“不含中國成分”的標語，對此居民們表示非常不滿。

The brand in question, The Honest Kitchen, a producer and supplier of pet food based in San Diego, California, has been promoting its "China-free" slogan since at least 2012.

涉事品牌Honest Kitchen是一家寵物食品生產商兼供應商，總部位於美國加利福利亞州聖地亞哥市。該品牌至少自2012年起便開始宣傳其“無中國成分”的標語。

"I felt offended when I saw the package and I don't feel very comfortable that a product like this exists in the market," a Richmond resident said.

列治文一位居民說：“看到這個包裝時我有種被冒犯的感覺。市場上居然存在這樣的產品，這讓我感到不適。”

Another resident said "I strongly felt this is discrimination against the Chinese nation and the slogan has crossed the line".

另一位居民說：“我強烈認爲這是對中華民族的歧視，這一標語越過了底線。”

A spokesperson for the company reportedly said the "no ingredients from China" label reflects the brand's food safety control and is not against any country.

據報道，該企業的一位發言人表示，“不含中國成分”的標語反映了品牌對食品安全的控制，並不針對任何國家。

The paper also interviewed some ethnically Chinese pet owners in metro Vancouver and most of them said they would not consider buying anything from this brand.

該報刊還採訪了溫哥華都會區一些養寵物的華人，大多數人稱他們將不再考慮購買該品牌的任何商品。