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
Continue Reading More children identified in 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
Continue Reading More patients found to have lead poisoning linked to applesauce; some recalled products still on store shelves
Federal officials are reporting that the patient count in an outbreak of lead poisoning traced to imported cinnamon applesauce stands at more than 200, with all of those affected being six years old or younger.
Continue Reading More than 200 children affected by excessive levels of lead in applesauce
Usually, an elected official charges before the evidence is in, and the bureaucrat provides an open-ended background about the food safety problem.
But with the lead poisoning of applesauce pouches sold for children, those roles
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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
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
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
Continue Reading More children identified in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce