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
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 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
Public health officials have identified more children with elevated levels of lead in their blood after eating certain brands of cinnamon applesauce.
The count as of today, Nov. 22, stands
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the number of children sickened by lead in imported applesauce products has grown from 22 to 34 in the past four days.
The
There are now almost two dozen children with reported adverse effects linked to applesauce pouches that have high levels of lead.
The 22 children impacted live across 14 states, with
The FDA has received more reports of illnesses in children related to applesauce products and two more companies have issued recalls of their products because of high levels of lead.
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has responded to the Consumer Reports study published earlier this week on levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate and cocoa.
“Chocolate and cocoa are
The United States is part of a network on safe meat from wild game.
The “Safety in the Game Meat Chain” network will run for four years under the leadership
WHO is looking for experts to work on the burden of disease caused by foodborne exposure to cadmium, methylmercury, arsenic, and lead.
It is part of the World Health Organization
