美加聯合發出警告
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered five cosmetic products to be recalled nationwide because they were found to contain cancer-causing asbestos.
台灣食藥署下令全國召回五款被發現含有致癌物石棉的化妝品。
Food and Drug Administration食品藥物管理署recall(v.)召回、收回(問題產品)cancer-causing(adj.)致癌的=carcinogeniccarcinogen(n.)致癌物質=a cancer-causing substance
The local FDA first received a warning from its US counterpart and then from Health Canada that the five beauty products made in China were likely contaminated with asbestos.
台灣食藥署先是收到美國食品藥物管理局和加拿大衛生部發出的警告，指出在中國生產的五款化妝品可能受到石棉污染。
counterpart(n.)等量齊觀的對手;類似組織;同行;同業contaminate(v.)(局部)污染pollute(v.)污染
The products include specific batches of Claire’s Eyeshadows, Claire’s Compact Powder, Claire’s Contour Palette, JoJo Siwa Makeup Set, and City Color Cosmetics Contour Effects Palette 2 Contour, Bronze, and Highlight.
5款化妝品分別為「Claire’s Eyeshadows」、「Claire’s Compact Powder」、「Claire’s Contour Palette」、「JoJo Siwa Makeup Set」、「City Color Cosmetics Contour Effects Palette 2 Contour, Bronze, Highlight」的特定批號產品。
batch(n.)一批、批次compact powder粉餅=power foundationloose powder 蜜粉contour palette修容盤contour(n.)(臉部)輪廓bronze(n.)古銅色highlight(n.)打亮
The products have been removed from store shelves in the US and Canada, and consumers were advised not to use the products.
這些產品在美國和加拿大已下架，消費者被建議不要使用這些產品。
take or remove sth. from (store) shelves 將…下架advise sb. to RV 建議某人做某事
The local FDA found that Tainan-based TJCOS Tourism Factory commissioned Fuqing, a Chinese cosmetics company, to manufacture the products, with the exception of the JoJo Siwa Makeup Set.
食藥署發現台南台鉅美妝觀光工廠委託中國福清化妝品公司生產除了JoJo Siwa Makeup Set以外的4款產品，
commission(v.)委託manufacture(v.)製造=producewith the exception of~除了…之外=except (for)~
The products were then sold to distributors in Europe and North America.
產品銷往歐洲和北美的經銷商。
distribute(v.)分配;分發;行銷distributor(n.)經銷商、發行商
Although the products in question were mostly only available overseas, the local FDA has ordered stores to remove them from shelves as a precaution.
雖然有問題的產品大部分都在海外銷售，但食藥署已採取預防措施，要求國內商家下架產品，
precaution(n.)預防措施=preventive measure=safeguardtake precautions (against~)針對…採取預防措施=take preventive measures
People who have bought the products should stop using them immediately and should not purchase them from abroad, said the agency.
並建議已購買產品的消費者應該立即停止使用，也不應該從海外購買。
purchase(v.)購買=buy
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that is added to cosmetics to make the products less prone to agglomeration (i.e. to prevent the ingredients from clumping together).
石棉是一種天然礦物質，添加到化妝品中是為讓產品不易結塊（防止成分聚集在一起）。
be prone to~易於遭受(疾病)的;有(消極)傾向的agglomeration(n.)結塊i.e.=id est=that is=that is to say亦即是;也就是說
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified all forms of asbestos as carcinogenic to humans.
世界衛生組織將所有種類的石棉歸類為對人類具有致癌性。
classify…as…將…歸類成…=categorize…as…carcinogenic(adj.)致癌的=cancer-causing
Inhaling asbestos fibers could lead to serious conditions, such as asbestosis, lung cancer or mesothelioma.
吸入石棉纖維可能導致嚴重的病症，如石棉肺、肺癌或間皮瘤。
inhale(v.)吸氣=breathe inexhale(v.)吐氣=breathe outasbestosis(n.)石綿沉著病;石綿肺mesothelioma(n.)間皮瘤
Asbestos is a banned ingredient for use in cosmetic products in Taiwan.
石棉在台灣是化妝品禁用成分。
ban(v.)禁止=prohibitbanned(adj.)禁用的
The Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act rules that the brand or manufacturer will face a fine ranging between NT$20,000 and NT$5 million if their beauty products are found to contain the material.
化妝品衛生安全管理法規定，若發現其美容產品含有石綿，品牌或製造商將面臨2萬至500萬元新台幣的罰款。
rule(v.)規定=stipulatefine(n.)罰金