Chegam à mesa do consumidor

English translation: reach consumers\' tables

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Portuguese term or phrase:Chegam à mesa do consumidor
English translation:reach consumers\' tables
Entered by: Irene Berlin

13:13 Aug 12, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / Artigo sobre Abate de Animais
Portuguese term or phrase: Chegam à mesa do consumidor
Prezados Colegas,

Gostaria de saber a melhor tradução para "chegam à mesa do consumidor" no seguinte contexto:

"Hoje, sem fiscalização, estes animais CHEGAM À MESA DO CONSUMIDOR, provocando riscos para a saúde pública."

Eu poderia dizer simplesmente "reach consumers", mas fiquei curiosa em saber como seria uma tradução mais literal.

Desde já agradeço-lhes a valiosíssima ajuda!!

Abraço cordial.
Irene Berlin
Local time: 04:13
reach consumers' tables
Explanation:
https://www.battery.com/powered/whitepaper-from-farm-to-fork...

Right now, it’s estimated that 25-40 percent of all fresh produce harvested will not **reach consumers’ tables**, due to spoilage and mishandling that occurs during distribution
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 03:13
Grading comment
Agree!! Queridos e nobres colegas, as contribuições foram excelentes, mas, considerando o contexto, optei pela sugestão do Gilmar. As outras sugestões já foram devidamente anotadas. Abraço cordial a todos os que participaram, ajudando-me a solucionar a questão. Boa semana!!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3wind up on the dinner table
T o b i a s
4 +1reach consumers' tables
Gilmar Fernandes
4end up in human meals
Mario Freitas
3 +1end up being served as food, thus creating a public health risk.
Robert Forstag
Summary of reference entries provided
Missing article
Oliver Simões

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
end up in human meals


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 04:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada Mário!!

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chegam à mesa do consumidor,provocando riscos para a saúde pública.
end up being served as food, thus creating a public health risk.


Explanation:
This would represent a natural rendering in English. From the context, it would be evident that the "food" is being served to human beings, rather than animals or plants.

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Note added at 25 mins (2017-08-12 13:38:15 GMT)
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If you really prefer a more literal rendering (which also would sound natural in English), it could be something along the lines of:

end up being offered for human consumption, thus creating a public health risk

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 03:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Obrigada Robert.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: works too but I really like Tobias' "wind up on the dinner table"
29 mins
  -> Thank you. The problem with "dinner table" is that such animal products could be served for breakfast, lunch, and snacks as well. Just saying.
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
chegam à mesa do consumidor
wind up on the dinner table


Explanation:
e.g.,
Just consider federally subsidized corn production in the United States. The resulting produce doesn't just wind up on the dinner table covered in butter; it feeds livestock, enters the fuel tank in the form of ethanol and becomes high-fructose corn syrup.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/dr...

We would have laws to protect them as we have laws to protect pets and zoo animals.
But, she says, few consumers have any idea of how animals that eventually wind up on the dinner table are treated while alive.
https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0930/093045.html

Raccoons, squirrels, and opossums also fall into this category to a certain degree, and rarely wind up on the dinner table, save for in the most backwoods of areas.
https://kirstiepayneblog.wordpress.com/english-essay-1-food-...



T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: not overly free and very natural
17 mins
  -> Thank you, David.

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Very nice!
17 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel.

agree  Nick Taylor
5 days
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reach consumers' tables


Explanation:
https://www.battery.com/powered/whitepaper-from-farm-to-fork...

Right now, it’s estimated that 25-40 percent of all fresh produce harvested will not **reach consumers’ tables**, due to spoilage and mishandling that occurs during distribution

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 03:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Agree!! Queridos e nobres colegas, as contribuições foram excelentes, mas, considerando o contexto, optei pela sugestão do Gilmar. As outras sugestões já foram devidamente anotadas. Abraço cordial a todos os que participaram, ajudando-me a solucionar a questão. Boa semana!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões: reach THE consumers' tables https://www.google.com/search?q="reach the consumers tables"...
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Oliveira. Um bom domingo :)
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Reference comments


1 day 9 hrs
Reference: Missing article

Reference information:
Good choice. It was my favorite. Please note that an article is missing in the translation. It should be reach the consumer's table.
Reference: https://www.google.com/search?q="reach the consumers tables"...

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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2017-08-13 22:28:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Or rather: reach the consumers' table. Sorry!

Oliver Simões
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
Note to reference poster
Asker: Muito obrigada Oliveira, abraço cordial!!

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