Health authorities are caution that WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches might include unsafe levels of lead
ByJONEL ALECCIA AP health author
October 30, 2023, 10: 48 AM
This image supplied by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 28, 2023, reveals a WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouch. The FDA is caution momsanddads and caretakers not to buy or serve particular pureed fruit pouches marketed to youngchildren and young kids since the food may consistof unsafe levels of lead. Children who haveactually consumed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches oughtto be evaluated for possible lead poisoning, the company stated. (FDA bymeansof aP)
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is caution momsanddads and caretakers not to buy or serve specific pureed fruit pouches marketed to youngchildren and young kids since the food may consistof unsafe levels of lead.
Children who haveactually consumed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches must be checked for possible lead poisoning, the firm stated.
Four kids in North Carolina were discovered to have high levels of lead in their blood connected to the puree items, health authorities stated. State health authorities evaluated numerous lots of the item and spotted “extremely high” concentrations of lead. The FDA validated the results and stated they might lead to “acute toxicity.”
WanaBana, which is based in Coral Gables, Florida, has reca