“Boys’ Death Shows Choking Risk From Jelly” The Yomiuri Shimbun 1 October 2008 : 2
Written Summary:
According to this article, officials from the National Consumer Affairs Center said that the reason why a 21-month-old boy from Hyogo prefecture died was because of the jelly containing konnyaku. The similar case happened in 1996.
The center says that many konnyaku jelly products are made to be easy to swallow or packaged in bite-size. Also, they said that konnyaku jelly is firmer and more elastic than normal jelly, especially when it is frozen.
Many manufactures of konnyaku jelly have already taken measures to these problems by making smaller, easier to chew products.
New Words:
1: affairs ~ public/political activities
2: choking ~ unable to breathe because something is in your throat or there is not enough air
3: manufacturers ~ a company that makes large amount of goods.
4: firmer ~ not completely hard, but not soft.
5: elastic ~ can stretch and then go back to its usual length or size.
Questions:
1: Do you like konnyaku jelly?
2: Which do you like better, konnyaku jelly or normal jelly?
3: What kind of food do you like the best?
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