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Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says

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Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.

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  1. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Applesauce pouches with lead also contained another possible toxic substance (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday. Besides lead, the U.S.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.

  3. WPRI Providence

    FDA: Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance (opens WPRI Providence)

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    Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday. Besides lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said investigators detected “a high level” of the chemical element chromiu…

  5. Fortune

    The applesauce pouches that gave kids lead poisoning had a 'high level' of another toxic chemical, FDA says (opens Fortune)

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    The CDC has reported 287 confirmed, probable or suspected lead poisoning cases from 37 states linked to WanaBana products made in Ecuador.

  6. NBC News

    Lead-contaminated applesauce pouches also contained chromium, FDA says (opens NBC News)

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    It’s unclear whether kids exposed to chromium are at risk for serious health problems. Information on the effects of eating food contaminated with chromium is limited.

  7. KYMA Yuma

    FDA recalls applesauce pouches for also containing chromium (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), lead-tainted applesauce pouches may have also contained another toxic substance.

  8. MedicalXpress

    Lead-tainted applesauce may contain another toxin, chromium (opens MedicalXpress)

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    Applesauce fruit puree pouches under recall and investigation for toxic lead levels may also contain another toxin, chromium, according to an update released Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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