Now do this put-the-text-back-together activity.
This is the text (if you need help).
The Iran war has brought unexpected consequences for food makers in Japan. A shortage of a product needed to manufacture ink has caused several companies to change the design of their food wrapping. Major snack manufacturer Calbee is temporarily changing the packaging for some of its most popular products to black and white. The company sells some of the best-selling potato chips in Japan. A spokesperson said some of its products will come with a printed message that explains: "Packaged to save oil-related materials." Meanwhile, food and beverage maker Kagome will make some of the wrapping for its popular ketchup transparent in a bid to deal with the ink shortage.
Tensions in the Middle East are responsible for a shortage of a hydrocarbon liquid called naphtha. This is an important component in the production of plastics, solvents and printing ink. It is derived from crude oil. At the end of April, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi assured industry leaders that Japan had secured enough naphtha to last beyond this year. She said countermeasures would be taken to ensure a supply of the liquid. These include a ramping up of domestic production, and a threefold increase in naphtha imports from countries outside the Middle East. However, Calbee said: "Depending on how the situation evolves, we anticipate the possibility of additional impacts arising."
- What kind of consequences does the article say the Iran war has had?
- What is there a shortage of?
- For how long will the potato chip packaging be black and white?
- What does a message on a potato chip bag say the packaging will save?
- What will happen to some of the packaging of a popular ketchup?
- What kind of liquid is naphtha?
- What is naphtha used to make besides plastics and printing ink?
- Who assured Japanese industry that there would be enough naphtha?
- What will Japan do to domestic naphtha production?
- What will the company Calbee anticipate the possibility of?
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