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FDA: RECALLED APPLESAUCE POUCHES HAD ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS AND ANOTHER POSSIBLE
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Health officials investigating lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches
recalled in October say more cases have emerged and tests have revealed the food
also contained the element chromium.

A naturally occurring element, chromium is a nutrient normally found in trace
levels in our diets and can be found in vitamins and dietary supplements,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, there is a
form of chromium that's a known carcinogen and it's found in lead chromate, a
substance used to adulterate turmeric and other spices, the CDC says.

FDA: Recalled applesauce pouches had elevated lead levels and another possible
contaminant Cinnamon in recalled applesauce pouches may have had 2,000 times the
proposed limit of lead Applesauce pouches recalled for lead could have been
contaminated intentionally: Reports Applesauce recall linked to 64 children sick
from high levels of lead in blood, FDA says Fruit pouches recalled: Lead
poisoning sickens more children, 52 total

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it found chromium in two
samples of cinnamon of 1201 and 531 parts per million (ppm) from the Austrofoods
facility in Ecuador, where the recalled products – WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit
puree pouches, Schnucks cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety packs,
and Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches – were produced.



A reanalysis of the recalled WanaBana Cinnamon Apple Puree samples found
chromium at lesser levels: 0.590 and 0.566 ppm, the agency said. However, the
testing is not precise enough to reveal which kind of chromium may have been
used in the products, the FDA said.

Previous tests found the cinnamon contained as much as 2,000 times the proposed
maximum level of allowable lead in food. The FDA's tests of recalled WanaBana
cinnamon apple puree pouch collected from Dollar Tree found lead concentration
of more than 200 times greater than the FDA's proposed level for products
intended for babies and young children.



There's no safe level of lead in children's blood, according to the FDA and
the CDC.

Food recall:Charcuterie meat sold at Sam's Club recalled due to possible
salmonella contamination


WHAT IF SOMEONE ATE RECALLED CINNAMON APPLESAUCE WITH CHROMIUM?

The CDC recommends calling your health care provider for a blood test and other
possible testing if you or your child may have eaten the recalled products. The
CDC on Friday issued an update to health care providers about the situation, but
you should tell your doctor about the chromium issue, too.



There's little research about the health effects from consuming food
contaminated with chromium compounds such as lead chromate, the agency says.
Patients could have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, and
kidney and liver dysfunction, the CDC says.

"I have never seen chromium being found in foods before, but we have also never
seen these high of levels of lead either," food safety lawyer Bill Marler told
USA TODAY. Marler said he is representing several families of children with
elevated lead levels from the products.



"They are understandably scared about the impact on their children," Marler
said. "I think this again underscores the need for the food industry and the FDA
to do far better jobs at paying attention to the supply chain wherever it
leads."




NUMBER OF THOSE AFFECTED BY RECALLED LEAD-TAINTED APPLESAUCE PRODUCTS GROWS

The FDA has increased to 82 the number of cases of illnesses potentially linked
to the products; 30 states have reported cases – up from 69 cases in 28 states
in mid-December. Originally, all impacted were under 6 years old. Now the ages
affected include 53 years of age and the median age is 1 year old.

The CDC has received 287 reports of cases in 37 states – up from 205 in 33
states – in its tracking of the cinnamon applesauce lead poisoning outbreak. Of
those cases:

 * 80 are confirmed.
 * 187 are probable.
 * 20 are suspect.

To be included in the CDC numbers, the person must have high blood levels within
three months of eating one of the products after November 2022. (The CDC and FDA
may have different case numbers because they gather data differently.)



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