The FDA has issued a warning letter to Dollar Tree Inc. because of its failure to withdraw recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to an outbreak of lead poisoning among children.
“. . . at the time of the recall, the company failed to adequately remove recalled WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit
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Part of a federal investigation into lead in certain cinnamon applesauce products has been shifted to a followup status.
The new approach by the Food and Drug Administration is designed to provide post-incident response action. The agency will continue surveillance activities as well as prevention and compliance activities, according to
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Spices USA Inc. of Hialeah, FL is recalling Tasty-Sawa cinnamon because of elevated lead levels.
According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on March 12, 2024, and is ongoing.
The recalled products were distributed in the U.S in Florida, Georgia
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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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revealed the name of the company that supplied tainted cinnamon used to make applesauce marketed for children in the United States.
On Feb. 6 officials in Ecuador reported to the FDA that Carlos Aguilera of Ecuador was the processor of ground cinnamon used
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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
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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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The number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now reporting a total of 287 patients, up from its count on Dec. 22 when 251 patients from 34 states had been reported to
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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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