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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce.

Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

There’s no safe level of lead exposure, but the CDC uses a marker of 3.5 micrograms per deciliter to identify children with higher levels than most. The affected children’s blood lead levels ranged from 4 to 29 micrograms per deciliter.

The reported symptoms included headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, a change in activity level and anemia.

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[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 30 points 7 months ago

I wonder how many adults have lead poisoning but just the kind of people to refuse to go to the hospital. forever chemicals in the water, lead in the food, and pollution in the air. What a wonderful world.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

More than you'd want to know. Lead really fucks up your brain- one of the speculative causes of the drop in violence in the latter half of the 20th century in the US was banning leaded gasoline. Think about what that means for Boomers, who grew up with lead in the air during their crucial brain development years.

[-] skygirl@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

And now think about how those same people are our politicians!

[-] alienanimals@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago

Criminal fines for the executives of these companies. Make an example of them.

[-] Briguy@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

First dino nuggets, now applesauce? What will be next?

[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago

Dog food again? It's been awhile since the poison level in pet foods have caused a quick death..

[-] yenahmik@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago
[-] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Bloody hell. Commercial pet food was already determental to animal health as it was without this extra layer of garbage. I sure hope there's some large lawsuits coming towards these manufacturers.

[-] ares35@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago

certain dog foods are on recall again

[-] ares35@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

sales must have tanked on the nuggs because of the recall and its publicity. we got big bags of older (not affected) stock on huge discount last week, way less than half price.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Have they determined where the cinnamon was sourced from yet?

this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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