Question

The Food and Drug Administration’s food inspection efforts are under funded, risking consumer safety.

Which choice below is the most effective supporting topic sentence for a paragraph in this essay?


Because kids are at the most risk from food-borne illnesses, I only feed my children organic meat and vegetables.


I protect my family’s health by cooking all meat to the proper temperature and refrigerating leftovers right away.


I love to eat from street vendors and food trucks, and I have never gotten sick.


I’ve had pneumonia, swine flu, and appendicitis, but I never felt closer to death than the time I got food poisoning from a bag of lettuce.

Answer 1

The most effective supporting topic sentence for a paragraph in this essay is I’ve had pneumonia, swine flu, and appendicitis, but I never felt closer to death than the time I got food poisoning from a bag of lettuce.

What does the Food and Drug Administration inspect?

The FDA inspects producers of FDA-regulated goods, such as vaccine and medication producers, to ensure compliance with applicable laws. food processing facilities and blood banks.

The primary idea of the essay the underfunding of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) efforts to examine food and the possible risk to consumer safety is directly related to this topic sentence. It establishes the context for talking about the current problem and gives the paragraph a distinct focus.