Read the following implied thesis statement:

The Food and Drug Administration’s food inspection efforts are under funded, risking consumer safety.

Which choice below is the most effective supporting topic sentence for a paragraph in this essay?


Because kids are at the most risk from food-borne illnesses, I only feed my children organic meat and vegetables.


I love to eat from street vendors and food trucks, and I have never gotten sick.


I’ve had pneumonia, swine flu, and appendicitis, but I never felt closer to death than the time I got food poisoning from a bag of lettuce.


I protect my family’s health by cooking all meat to the proper temperature and refrigerating leftovers right away.

Because food inspection efforts are under funded, there is an increased risk of food-borne illnesses that can pose a greater threat to vulnerable groups such as children.