Cheese Recall Across the US After E. Coli Illnesses
The FDA is a government group in the United States. It checks food safety. The FDA has announced a big cheese recall. This means stores must take the cheese off their shelves.
The cheese has made people sick. It is linked to E. coli. E. coli is a small germ. It can hurt your stomach. So far, 13 people have gotten sick.
The sickness is in many states. This is called a multistate outbreak. An outbreak means many people get sick at the same time from the same thing.
The recall happened in September. Some stores in the Fox Cities area sold this cheese. Fox Cities is a group of towns in Wisconsin.
People should check their cheese at home. If it matches the recalled cheese, do not eat it. Throw it away or take it back to the store.
The FDA will keep checking the situation. More news may come later. People should watch for updates about this cheese recall.
Vocabulary15 words
- FDA
- a US government group that checks food safety
- recall
- when a company takes a product back because it is not safe
- E. coli
- a germ that can make people sick
- multistate outbreak
- when many people get sick in many states at the same time
- sickened
- made sick
- nationwide
- across the whole country
- products
- things made to sell
- stores
- shops where people buy things
- germ
- a very small thing that can cause sickness
- linked
- connected
- announced
- told people about something new
- safety
- being free from danger
- government
- the group that runs a country
- situation
- what is happening now
- updates
- new information
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The FDA is a government group in the United States. It checks food _____.
The FDA has announced a big cheese _____.
The cheese has made people _____.
It is linked to _____.
So far, _____ people have gotten sick.
The sickness is in many states. This is called a _____.
The recall happened in _____.
Some stores in the Fox Cities area sold this _____.
People should check their cheese at _____.
The FDA will keep checking the _____.
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