Lead Poisoning Cases Linked to Contaminated Applesauce Rise as FDA Investigates

At least 65 children affected, manufacturers to reimburse healthcare costs, FDA guidelines on lead concentration in foods expected by 2025.

Cases of lead poisoning in young children linked to contaminated cinnamon applesauce continue to rise, with at least 65 children affected so far.
The FDA is conducting an on-site investigation at a distribution company in Ecuador that supplies cinnamon suspected of containing elevated levels of lead.
The FDA has recommended that anyone who may have consumed the recalled products get their blood tested for lead.
Manufacturers Austrofood and Wanabana USA are establishing a program to reimburse some of the healthcare costs for those affected.
The FDA's proposed guidelines to limit lead concentration in certain foods are not expected to be finalized until 2025.