The Pennsylvania Department of Health is alerting parents, caregivers and healthcare providers about two recalls involving products with high amounts of Lead.
Contact your healthcare provider about getting a blood lead test if you believe your child has been exposed lead or consumed these products.
PA Department of Health toll-free lead information hotline 1-800-440-LEAD or contact your local health department for additional information and resources.
- Apple cinnamon fruit pouches all lots, codes and expiration dates of the following brands of applesauce cinnamon fruit pouches WanaBana Schnucks, and Weis . Consumers should not eat , sell or serve these products. These products are sold at many retailers including Sam’s club, Amazon, Dollar Tree, and Weiss markets.
- Creativity Street Assorted Craft Buttons (marketed for children) exceed the federal lead content ban. The buttons were sold nationwide May 2022 to July 2023 in one pound clear plastic bags.
Lead exposure can have serious consequences for children and pregnant persons health. Most children have no obvious symptoms of lead exposure. You can’t see, taste, or smell lead.
Lead is much more harmful to children and pregnant persons because it can affect children’s developing nervous system and brain possibly causing lifelong health consequences including interfering with growth, harm hearing and delay development. Very high levels may cause coma, convulsions and even death.
There are many other sources of lead poisoning with the most common being Lead paint in homes or buildings built before 1978 when lead paint was banned.
The only way to confirm if a child has a high lead level is by testing the blood. It is recommended that children be tested for lead at ages 12 and 24 months or ages 24 – 72 months if have no record of ever being tested or are at higher risk of lead exposure.
For more information on childhood lead exposure in Pennsylvania visit Lead (pa.gov)