FYI: Additional Brands Recalled
Investigation of Elevated Lead Levels: Applesauce Pouches (November 2023)
Certain apple puree and applesauce products. This includes all lot codes and expiration dates of:
*Recalled WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches
*Recalled Schnucks brand cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack
*Recalled Weis brand cinnamon applesauce pouches (i.e., specific lots of UPC 041497216123)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is screening imports of cinnamon from multiple countries for toxic lead contamination after growing reports of children who were sickened after eating pouches of applesauce and apple puree.
Cinnamon from a manufacturer in Ecuador is the “likely source” of high levels of lead found in recalled pouches of applesauce puree linked to illnesses in at least 34 children in 22 states, the FDA said Friday.
Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says
Besides lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said investigators detected “a high level” of the chemical element chromium, which can be toxic, in WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and in cinnamon collected from the Ecuador factory where the pouches were manufactured.