In the past week, the number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in certain cinnamon applesauce pouches has grown.
On Feb. 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that as of Feb. 9, it had received reports of 101 confirmed cases, 284 probable cases, and
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The CDC is reporting that more than 380 children are now involved in an outbreak of lead poisoning traced to pouches of cinnamon applesauce.
The outbreak was first announced in October 2023 after the Food and Drug Administration received information in September from North Carolina officials about children with elevated
Continue Reading Number of children with excess lead traced to cinnamon applesauce continues to rise
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
The number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow, and some adults are now reported in the outbreak.
The outbreak has been traced to three brands of cinnamon applesauce: Wanabana, Schnucks, and Weis. Astrofoods produced all three in Ecuador and used
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Officials from the FDA have closed their investigation into the Ecuadoran company that supplied lead-tainted cinnamon applesauce products to the United States after finding that the lead content was thousands of times higher than recommended levels.
The applesauce, sold in pouches packaged for children, has been found to have a
Continue Reading Officials in Ecuador continue an investigation into lead-tainted applesauce shipped to the U.S.
Federal officials have begun an onsite inspection of a company in Ecuador that exported cinnamon applesauce to the United States that was used in three brands of applesauce traced to an outbreak of lead poisoning in children.
The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting the Austrofoods facility located in Ecuador.
Continue Reading FDA inspecting plant in Ecuador in applesauce lead situation; more children reported sick
Federal officials continue to receive reports of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood. An international investigation of cinnamon in applesauce products is ongoing.
As of Dec. 6 the Food and Drug Administration had received reports of 64 “adverse events” in children aged 6 and younger. The children
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The company behind an outbreak of high lead levels in children who ate certain cinnamon applesauce has named the supplier of the cinnamon.
Austrofood, along with Wanabana USA, has named Negocios Asociados Mayoristas S.A., operating as Negasmart, a third-party distribution company located in Ecuador, as the cinnamon supplier.
Based on
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