The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a stern warning to Austrofoods, the Ecuador-based manufacturer of apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches recalled last year after being found to contain dangerously high levels of lead and chromium.
The Aug. 9, 2024, warning letter just released by the FDA is part
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In response to the problem with elevated levels of lead in cinnamon in children’s applesauce and recalls of products in the fall of 2023, the FDA initiated a review of ground cinnamon and has issued warnings.
During the review the Food and Drug Administration found elevated levels of lead in
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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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More children have been identified as patients in an outbreak of lead poisonings traced to certain cinnamon applesauce products.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are now 468 patients spread across 44 states. That’s up from the 422 patients identified in the previous update on Feb.
Continue Reading Patient count continues to grow in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce
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
Continue Reading More children added to the toll of those impacted by excessive lead in applesauce
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
Continue Reading Number of children with excess lead traced to cinnamon applesauce continues to rise
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
Continue Reading Patients in lead poisoning outbreak top 350; median age is 1 year old
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
Continue Reading More patients found to have lead poisoning linked to applesauce; some recalled products still on store shelves
