Sick People Eat Noodles from Ukraine

食用烏克蘭麵導致中毒


Introduction

Many people in 14 European countries are sick. They ate instant noodles from Ukraine.

歐洲 14 個國家的許多人病了,他們食用來自烏克蘭的即食麵。

Main Body

Between November 2025 and June 2026, 106 people got a bacteria called Salmonella. Many people were children and young adults. 49 people went to the hospital. They had stomach pain and fever. No one died.

在 2025 年 11 月至 2026 年 6 月期間,有 106 人感染了稱為沙門氏菌的細菌。其中許多人是兒童和年輕成年人。49 人就醫,他們出現腹痛和發燒症狀。沒有人死亡。

Health experts looked at the food. They found the bacteria in chicken noodles. These noodles come from one factory in Ukraine. The factory had a big problem.

健康專家檢查了食物,在雞肉麵中發現了該細菌。這些麵條來自烏克蘭的一家工廠,該工廠存在嚴重問題。

A company called Reeva Foods knows about the problem. A Ukrainian company called Euro Food Service made the noodles. Reeva Foods is now taking the noodles back from the shops. They are checking the food again.

一家名為 Reeva Foods 的公司已知曉此問題。這些麵條是由一家名為 Euro Food Service 的烏克蘭公司製造的。Reeva Foods 目前正從商店回收這些產品,並重新檢查食物。

Conclusion

The sick people ate food from a factory in Ukraine. Experts are still studying the problem.

生病的人食用了烏克蘭一家工廠生產的食物。專家仍在研究此問題。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Time and Action

Look at these words from the text:

  • ate (Past)
  • went (Past)
  • had (Past)
  • found (Past)

When we talk about things that finished in the past (like November 2025), we change the action word.

The Pattern: Now \rightarrow Then Eat \rightarrow Ate Go \rightarrow Went Have \rightarrow Had Find \rightarrow Found


📦 Who does what?

In English, we put the 'person' first, then the 'action'.

  • Many people \rightarrow are sick.
  • Health experts \rightarrow looked at the food.
  • Reeva Foods \rightarrow is taking the noodles back.

Keep it simple: Person + Action + Thing.

Vocabulary Learning

instant (adj.)
Something that is made very quickly
Example:I like to eat instant noodles for a quick lunch.
bacteria (n.)
Very small living things that can sometimes make people sick
Example:Wash your hands to remove bacteria.
fever (n.)
When your body temperature is too high because you are sick
Example:The child has a high fever and needs to rest.
experts (n.)
People who know a lot about a specific subject
Example:Health experts tell us to eat more vegetables.
factory (n.)
A large building where things are made by machines
Example:The car factory makes one hundred cars every day.
Practice A2 words in a crossword