专题06 FDA warns against sleepy chicken-高中英语【外刊·新闻·热点】素养提升拓展阅读课

FDA warns against sleepy chicken 外刊新闻精品阅读和练习 reuters.com, npr.org, today.com, usatoday.com Frida 1. What are some examples of spicy food? Which is the spiciest? 2. Read the headline above. Have you heard this news story? If so, say what you know. If not, can you guess what it is about? WARM-UP QUESTIONS: Discuss the following questions with your partner(s). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned people to not eat chicken that has been cooked in NyQuil, a cold medication. The FDA issued the warning in response to the ‘Sleepy Chicken’ challenge which appeared in videos on the social media website, TikTok. NyQuil is meant to be taken at night as it makes users drowsy. Cooking the medication could change its effect or produce harmful vapors, according to the FDA. The Sleepy Chicken is the latest in a series of social media challenges that are becoming increasingly bizarre. Back in 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge helped raise awareness and money for ALS research. In that case, participants poured a bucket of icy cold water over themselves before challenging another person to do the same thing. Recently, American company Paqui relaunched their ‘One Chip Challenge,’ which dares people to eat an extremely spicy chip and to resist drinking or eating anything for relief. Some schools have banned the One Chip Challenge because students have become sick after eating the chip, sometimes in an attempt to go viral. The chip, which is flavored with two of the hottest known peppers, can cause real pain. However, in the case of Sleepy Chicken, the FDA announcement may have made the problem worse. Although Sleepy Chicken videos were available on TikTok, few users were seeing them. After the announcement, thousands of people started searching for ‘Sleepy Chicken.’ Whether people are trying the dangerous challenge is unclear, but more people are aware of it now. Issue (v) - to announce or give something Response (n) - a reaction or reply Drowsy (adj) - sle