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[–] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 132 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (26 children)

they used to put brick dust in chocolate bars, and sawdust in bread

edit: heck, they just caught someone recently intentionally putting lead in ~~applesauce~~ cinnamon that was used in applesauce, which has been used off and on as a sweetener since at least ancient rome, where a bunch of people went crazy and died from consuming a sweetener made by boiling grapes in lead pots

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

recently

My wife loves apple sauce, who did this to her

[–] nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches, Schnucks cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack and Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches were recalled

it was actually the cinnamon in the applesauce being cut with lead to significantly increase it's weight, thus it's value. It was an Ecuadoran cinnamon processor called Carlos Aguilera

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/nx-s1-5119336/cinnamon-lead-fda-recall-what-we-know

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago

Thank you!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That should be okay now. I totally expect no subsequent tests with results showing any contamination.

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