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• FDA Finds Chromium in Cinnamon Apple Sauce Pouches Recalled for Lead Poisoning Risks

  January 8, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  FDA investigators say they have detected high levels of chromium in recalled apple cinnamon fruit pouches linked to dozens of lead poisoning illnesses.

• Toxic Applesauce Linked To Hundreds of Lead Poisoning Cases Remained on Store Shelves: FDA

  January 2, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA warns that some Dollar Tree stores continued to sell recalled apple cinnamon pouches for weeks after they were discovered to contain dangerously high amounts of lead.

• WanaBana Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Cinnamon Apple Sauce Lead Contamination

  December 27, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A New York woman has filed a class action lawsuit against WanaBana over lead contamination in its recalled apple cinnamon fruit pouches.

• Lead Contamination of Applesauce Pouches May Have Been Intentional: FDA

  December 18, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is investigating a theory that high levels of lead were intentionally added to recalled apple cinnamon pouches recalled following reports of child lead poisonings.

• Lead in Recalled Apple Sauce Pouches Linked to 64 Illnesses Among Children: FDA

  December 7, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA now reports that 64 child lead poisoning illnesses are now linked to recalled apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches recalled in late October.

• EPA Proposes Replacement of All Lead Water Pipes Within 10 Years

  December 4, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has unveiled a plan to replace the nation's remaining lead water pipes within a decade in order to prevent childhood lead poisoning problems and a repeat of the Flint water crisis.

• Toxic Lead in Recalled Fruit Puree Pouches Linked to Dozens of Illnesses, Reports of Elevated Blood Lead Levels

  November 21, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  An ongoing investigation into lead poisoning linked to recalled apple cinnamon fruit pouches has revealed dozens of injury reports and a potential connection to cinnamon imported from Ecuador.

• Apple Cinnamon Fruit Pouch Lead Poisoning Recall Expanded to Weis and Schnucks Brands

  November 15, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A recall of apple cinnamon fruit puree products has been expanded amid growing reports of lead poisoning among children.

• New EPA Program Seeks to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement Efforts

  November 9, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The EPA has announced a new initiative aimed at helping replace the countries aging, and potentially dangerous, lead water pipes, which pose a lead exposure risk to children.

• WanaBana Recall Issued After FDA Warns About Lead Poisoning Risk from Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouch

  November 6, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Dozens of batches of WanaBana fruit pouches are being recalled following reports of lead poisoning and lead exposure among children and other consumers.