Heavy Metal-Contaminated Applesauce Poisoned Hundreds Of American Babies In 2023 Due To FDA Failure

The following report is by The Trends Journal:

The New York Times conducted an investigation into the contamination and found that the contaminated applesauce “sailed through a series of checkpoints in a food safety system meant to protect American consumers.”

The issue raised questions about the safety of products that contain ingredients and processing in foreign countries and are shipped into the U.S. 

It’s amazing in a bad sense what a catastrophic failure this was. Largely, the food supply regulatory system is based on an honor system.

Neal Fortin, the director of the Institute for Food Laws and Regulations at Michigan State University, told the paper.

Despite the safety checks, the report noted that children in 44 states consumed the product that, in some cases, contained extraordinarily high levels of lead—as much as 2,000 times the amount of lead considered safe.

The Food and Drug Administration said the contamination could be traced back to Ecuador during the manufacturing. 

The FDA believes that the contamination was intentional, according to Food Safety News. The report noted that there have been three brands of cinnamon applesauce recalled because of the contamination. These brands include WanaBana, Schnucks, and Weis. 

An FDA update last month said some of the people who ate these products may have been exposed to chromium, and “should inform their healthcare provider so they could monitor health and provide supportive care, as needed.”

“Historically, lead chromate has been illegally added to certain spices to increase their weight and color, increasing the monetary value of the adulterated spices. FDA’s leading hypothesis remains that this was likely an active economically motivated alteration,” the FDA said.

Officials believe that the ground cinnamon from Ecuador was sold to a company called Austrofood, put it into applesauce and shipped it to the U.S. 

The Times reported that Austrofood never tested the product before shipping it and said it relied on “a certificate from a supplier saying the cinnamon was virtually led free,” the paper reported, citing documents that it obtained.

The paper reported that the FDA has policies in place where it can inspect imported foods, but said “international inspections fell far short of the target set by law.”

The Pennsylvania Health Department said last week that it has received about two dozen cases of lead poisoning tied to the applesauce. There have been a total of 468 cases nationwide, 6 ABC reported. 

The report noted that the cinnamon processing plant is no longer an operation.

The FDA claims that it has very “limited authority over foreign ingredient suppliers who do not directly ship products to the U.S.”

TRENDPOST: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the effects of chromium tied to the applesauce will be difficult to predict. The agency said that it is well known that there is no safe level of lead. Any level of exposure could cause various health issues in children, ranging from developmental delays to fatigue and weight loss.

Dr. Diane Calello, executive and medical director of the New Jersey Poison Control Center, told CNN last month that contaminated spices are “incredibly common.”

“But then we do sometimes see intentionally contaminated products that are sold by weight. And the best way to make something heavy is to put metal in it, right? So that’s why I think we frequently hear, maybe on the order of once or twice a month, about a product—for some reason, it’s often turmeric—but a spice that’s contaminated with lead,” she said, according to 6 ABC.

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

The moral of the story here is to make your own applesauce, make most of your own foods: that’s how you avoid a lot of these toxins. The FDA is a joke, we all know that: they don’t regulate anything, accept anything that just might be beneficial and not harmful because of bribes and payoffs.

In December we covered a report that revealed roughly 40% of baby food contains toxic chemicals and pesticides in them.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 2

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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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