Baby Applesauce Poisoned with Lead

Peggy O'Mara
7 min readFeb 29, 2024

Only parental vigilance will protect children

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In the latest US food scandal, children in 44 states ate applesauce that contained dangerous levels of lead. According to the CDC, more than 400 children were poisoned from lead in recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches. The poisoned children have median blood lead levels six times greater than those seen during the height of the Flint Water crisis. In…

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Peggy O'Mara

Peggy O’Mara is an award winning journalist. She was the Editor and Publisher of Mothering Magazine for over 30 years. Her focus is Family, Health, and Justice.