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Lead poisoning epidemics refer to specific instances of mass lead poisoning. These events often occur without the knowledge of the communities they affect. Common causes of lead poisoning epidemics include mining, lead recycling, and food/water contamination. [1] These events also cause disproportionate childhood fatalities as children are more ...
The snacks were contaminated with ethylene glycol, probably originating from contamined propylene glycol. All products made by Bassar were recalled on the 7th of September. [113] 2024 – Applesauce products containing cinnamon were found to contain lead chromate, leading to reports of child lead poisoning across the United States. The source ...
The number of children with lead poisoning potentially linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and cinnamon applesauce has increased to 64, the Food and Drug Administration reported ...
In a Nov. 13, health alert, the CDC announced that it is investigating a possible link between reports of high blood lead levels in 22 children and three brands of recalled applesauce pouches that ...
The 39-year-old mother in Port ... The FDA is screening incoming shipments of cinnamon from multiple countries for lead contamination. The applesauce pouches are made in Ecuador. ... Couple ages ...
The best by dates for the affected products range from April 30, 2009, through May 22, 2009. The contamination by the toxin is extremely rare for commercially canned products. CDC medical epidemiologist Dr. Michael Lynch said the last such U.S. case dates to the 1970s. The roughly 25 cases reported each year were mainly from home canned foods ...
The Food and Drug Administration said there have been at least 90 confirmed reports of sickened people connected to lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches that were recalled last year.
The warning comes after the recall of lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches from the Florida-based company WanaBana USA. The CDC said that as of Feb. 23, ...