Cyberattacks Disrupt European Supermarket Fridges
Some shops had to remove food after refrigeration systems were affected in several countries.
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Source: Sky News, 2026-11-02.
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In this lesson: Read the scope of a store count and connect a temperature problem with a retail response.
Grammar in this story: Passive voice for a response
Chilled and frozen products were removed from sale.
Were removed focuses on what happened to the products. The passive is useful when the response matters more than naming each person who carried it out.
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Summarise the reported scale at SuperValu and the response involving food, without claiming all stores were affected.
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SuperValu said a particular refrigeration model was affected in 13 of its 223 stores. Chilled and frozen products were removed from sale.
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