3A HOW SAFE IS OUR FOOD?

Outbreak

Outbreak

A sudden violent appearance

Supply

provide

Severe

very serious

Diminish

decrease, become less

Foodborne (adj)

transmitted by contaminated food

Threat

menace

Hazard (n)

peril , danger, risk

Hazardous (adj)

risky, dangerous, perilous

Endure

suffer sth difficult, unpleasant or painful, to undergo

Eventually

in the end

Contaminate

pollute

Virulent

extremely severe or harmful, deadly

Compelling

convincing, demanding one's attention

Involve

implicate , include

Disease

illness, sickness

Developing world

poor nations

Sth is to blame

be responsible for sth

Integral

essential part of sth

Nearly

almost

Raw

uncooked, not processed

Raise

rear, take care of a person, an animal, or plant until they are completely grown

Rate

speed, pace

Confine

keep or restrict s.one or sth closed in a place

Cattle

large farm animals, as cows, raised for their meat or milk.

Spread

cover, reach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing area, extend

Crowded

packed, overfull

Track

follow

Source

origin, cause

Aware

informed; conscious

Solely

only

Trend

tendency

Staff

employees

Track down

locate, find

Recall

return a defective product to the shop

Widespread (adj)

found or distributed over a large area or number of people

Nationwide

throughout the country

Compulsory

required, obligatory

Proper

appropriate

Get rid of

Take action so as to be free of an unwanted person or thing.

Pioneer

a person who is one of the first people to do sth, innovator

Feasible

able to be done or achieved, possible

Profit

a financial gain

Christmas Eve

The evening or the whole day before Christmas Day

Pain

physical suffering, great discomfort

To pick up

to catch or get a disease, as by exposure to sth contagious

To prevent

to keep from occurring,to stop (sb) from doing sth

To handle

to manipulate,to touch with the hands, to deal with

Unrelated (to)

Not connected (to), irrelevant

To provide

To supply, furnish

Grower

Person who cultivates sth

Flock

A group of animals (esp. sheep, birds or goats)that live, travel or eat together