MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services are urging parents to throw away certain applesauce packets. This comes after an FDA recall because of a possible link between the applesauce packets and lead poisoning.
The FDA recall is on:
- WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches
- Schnucks cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches
- Schnucks applesauce variety pack
- Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches
The Wisconsin DHS states there are multiple cases across the country with three suspected cases of lead poisoning in Wisconsin. In a press release the organization emphasized the severity of children, the main consumers of applesauce packets, consuming lead because their bodies are still growing.
This is the latest recall in a string of fruit related recalls from earlier this fall. A salmonella outbreak in pre-cut cantaloupe has been linked to 3 deaths in the United States.
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