The FDA has confirmed that lead chromate is the source of lead and chromium in cinnamon applesauce marketed for children and imported from Ecuador.
Leaders at the FDA continue to believe the contamination was intentional.
The Food and Drug Administration had already confirmed that applesauce samples had as much as
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The CDC is reporting that more than 350 children are now involved in an outbreak of lead poisoning traced to pouches of cinnamon applesauce.
The outbreak was first announced in October after the Food and Drug Administration received information from North Carolina officials in September about children with elevated levels
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More children are in the tally of those with elevated lead levels after eating certain brands of cinnamon applesauce.
As of Jan. 8, the Food and Drug Administration has received 87 confirmed complaints in the outbreak, up from 82 on Dec. 26.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
Continue Reading More children added to the tally in the outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce
In addition to extremely high levels of lead, the FDA has found elevated levels of chromium in cinnamon applesauce products marketed for children.
The applesauce in question was manufactured by the Ecuadoran company Austrofoods and marked in the United States under the brands Wanabana, Schnucks and Weis. All of the
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