USDA Recalls 30,000 Pounds of Argentine Beef
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The USDA is a US government group. It checks food safety. It has called back beef from stores.
The beef came from Argentina. It is raw beef, not cooked. About 30,000 pounds of beef went to stores.
The beef was sold in Texas and Florida. People bought this beef in shops.
This is called a recall. A recall means a company or group takes back a product. They take it back because it may not be safe.
The USDA called this an emergency recall. That means it is very serious and fast.
The Trump government brought this beef into the US. It is imported beef, from another country.
The USDA wants people to know about this beef. They want people to check their meat at home.
Right now, we do not know why the beef is not safe. More facts may come soon.
Vocabulary5 words
- USDA
- a US government group that checks food
- raw
- not cooked
- recall
- when a company takes back a product because it is not safe
- emergency
- very serious and needs fast action
- imported
- brought in from another country
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Answer key
1. About 30,000 pounds 2. Texas and Florida 3. True
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The USDA is a US government group. It checks food _____.
It has called back beef from _____.
The beef came from _____.
It is _____ beef, not cooked.
About 30,000 _____ of beef went to stores.
The beef was sold in Texas and _____.
This is called a _____.
A recall means a company or group takes back a _____.
The USDA called this an _____ recall.
The Trump government brought this beef into the _____.
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