▲ 154 ▼ The FDA is warning parents to test their children after lead is found in WanaBana fruit puree pouches | CNN (www.cnn.com) submitted 2 years ago by darth_tiktaalik@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 29 points 2 years ago (4 children) How does lead end up in apple sauce? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] The_v@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago Older orchards are contaminated with lead arsenate from its use as a pesticide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_hydrogen_arsenate permalink fedilink source parent [–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Watering the groves from cheap pipes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Terces@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Neglect? permalink fedilink source parent [–] deo@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My money is on the cinnamon powder. Lead is kinda sweet, pretty common and quite heavy (and thus pretty cheaper per unit weight), and can make colorful pigments... if it wasn't for the toxicity, it could have made quite the versatile food additive. It wouldn't be the first time high levels of lead were found in dried spices/herbs; in fact, it's unsettlingly common. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh this makes sense, especially since it's only the Cinnamon flavor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] The_v@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago Older orchards are contaminated with lead arsenate from its use as a pesticide. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_hydrogen_arsenate permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago Watering the groves from cheap pipes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deo@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My money is on the cinnamon powder. Lead is kinda sweet, pretty common and quite heavy (and thus pretty cheaper per unit weight), and can make colorful pigments... if it wasn't for the toxicity, it could have made quite the versatile food additive. It wouldn't be the first time high levels of lead were found in dried spices/herbs; in fact, it's unsettlingly common. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh this makes sense, especially since it's only the Cinnamon flavor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh this makes sense, especially since it's only the Cinnamon flavor. permalink fedilink source parent