The recall affects WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches.
parents and caregivers not to buy or give children WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches "because the product may contain elevated levels of lead."
The issue was first brought to the FDA's attention when health officials in North Carolina were investigating elevated blood lead levels in four children and found that the WanaBana apple cinnamon pouches could be the common source. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services subsequently analyzed "multiple lots" of the WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches and detected "extremely high concentrations of lead," according to the FDA warning.
"The FDA has reviewed and supports NCDHHS's analytical findings and found that analytical results at this level could result in acute toxicity," the FDA advisory declares, adding that they shared the findings with WanaBana, which has "agreed to voluntarily recall all WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches regardless of expiration.
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