These measures were rationalized in various ways, but the reality is that by yielding to the demands of a minuscule number of disingenuous activists, the companies opted to offer less safe products to consumers, thereby exposing themselves to legal jeopardy.
人们列举了许多种理由来证明上述措施是有必要的，但事实上在向一小撮狡猾的抗议分子屈服的同时，这些企业转而选择向消费者提供更不安全的食品，并因此将自身暴露在法律风险之下。