Parents and caregivers should have children tested for elevated blood levels if they ate applesauce products included in the recall



DHS Logo Original 07/11/2018
News Release


*For Immediate Release*

December 7, 2023
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683

Department of Health Services Urges Wisconsinites to Throw Away Applesauce Brands That are Part of Nationwide Recall Due to High Levels of Lead

"Parents and caregivers should have children tested for elevated blood levels if they ate applesauce products included in the recall"

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is advising food retailers and consumers to dispose of specific brands of applesauce containing cinnamon following a nationwide recall related to several brands of cinnamon applesauce puree pouches. These products may contain harmful levels of lead.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall [ [link removed] ] for the following brands of applesauce puree that contain cinnamon:


* WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches
* Schnucks cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches
* Schnucks applesauce variety pack
* Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches

Multiple cases of lead poisoning have already been identified in several states, including three suspected cases in Wisconsin that are being investigated, due to children eating one of these products. A child has lead poisoning when their blood lead level measures greater than or equal to 3.5 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL).

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