Baby Applesauce Poisoned with Lead
7 min readFeb 29, 2024
Only parental vigilance will protect children
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…