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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is screening imports of cinnamon from multiple countries for toxic lead contamination after growing reports of children who were sickened after eating pouches ...
Applesauce linked to possible lead poisoning. ... Pennsylvania. South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas. Washington. The children referenced in the report range in age from 1 to 3 years old. The CDC uses ...
An investigation into the source of the lead contamination in the applesauce pouches, which are primarily marketed to children, has been ongoing since the FDA’s initial safety alert last October.
In Pennsylvania, 55.4% of children born in the state in 2018 were tested for blood lead before their second birthday. Of those tested, 1.74% (1,300 children) had elevated blood lead levels.
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 ...
Lead exposure can cause headaches, stomach cramps, constipation, muscle/joint pain, poor sleep, and other issues in adults, but the FDA warned that most children do not have any obvious symptoms.
The lead contamination in recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that potentially poisoned at least 65 children may have been intentional, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
Nearly two dozen toddlers have been impacted by lead poisoning linked to applesauce pouches, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Monday, sparking a warning for doctors across the country.