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Americans love peanut Butter. The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter before he or she graduates high school. But there is a controversy over a new peanut butter. It is called STEEM Peanut Butter. This peanut butter adds a new ingredient: caffeine(咖啡因). Coffee is a popular morning drink because it has caffeine and gives people energy in the morning. Even small amounts of caffeine can be dangerous to children.

United States Senator(參議員) Charles Schumer says.“Peanut butter, one of the snacks most closely connected with children, might have to be stored in the medicine cupboard rather than in the kitchen cupboard.This will shock the Food and Drug Administration.” Schumer wants the U.S. FDA to investigate. He observed that earlier the FDA prevented plans for a caffeinated chewing gum.

STEEM, the manufacturer, said, “We are selling the caffeinated peanut butter all over the world. The product provides caffeine in an easily digestible way. Caffeinated foods have been sold in U.S. stores for well over a decade and are in no way a new idea. Customers tell us they want to eat the caffeinated peanut butter so they don’t have to drink as much coffee or energy drinks. The peanut butter is not intended for children.”

 “Peanut butter has been a favorite of children for generations,” Schumer continued: “Parents across the country have to worry about a scene in which their child might unknowingly bite into a peanut butter that contains more caffeine than two cups of coffee.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics says caffeine in small amounts can help the physical performance of adults. But the academy urges parents not to allow children to take even small amounts of caffeine owing to caffeine’s possible negative effects on a child’s heart and brain development.

24. There is a controversy over the STEEM Peanut Butter because it contains ______.

   A. fat                     B. peanut                  C. caffeine                D. nutrition 

25. Charles Schumer suggests that the new peanut butter should be ______.

   A. kept in the kitchen cupboard                      B. out of children’s reach

   C. manufactured in huge quantities                 D. eaten by children for generations

26. According to STEEM, the new peanut butter is popular with adults because______.

   A. it is a traditional food                                   B. it is digested more easily

   C. its production is not banned                        D. they eat it instead of energy drinks

27. We can guess from the text that the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration is to______.

   A. introduce new foods and drugs                  B. promote the sales of foods and drugs

   C. guarantee the safety of foods and drugs    D. improve the physical performance of adults

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