"Buttergate" refers to a 2021  incident in Canada where butter  

“Buttergate”指的是 2021 年在加拿大發生的一起事件，

became harder due to the increased use  of palm oil in dairy cattle's diet.

由於奶牛飲食中棕櫚油的使用增加，奶油變得更硬。

This change, noticed by consumers as butter  stopped softening at room temperature,  

當奶油在室溫下停止軟化時，消費者注意到了這一變化，

led to widespread dissatisfaction.

導致了廣泛的不滿。

Despite initial denials, the Dairy Farmers  

儘管最初遭到否認，但加拿大奶農協會

of Canada eventually recommended that  farmers stop feeding palm oil to cows.

最終還是建議農民停止向奶牛餵食棕櫚油。

The situation, intensified by increased  home baking during the COVID-19 lockdowns,  

這種情況因 COVID-19 封鎖期間家庭烘焙的增加而加劇，

spurred criticisms about transparency in  the dairy industry and their practices  

引發了人們對乳製品行業透明度及其

of adding palm oil to cattle's diet  for boosting fatty milk production.

在牛的飲食中添加棕櫚油以提高脂肪奶產量的做法的批評。