Lead keeps showing up where it’s not supposed to be.
In 2024, one of the most potent neurotoxins known to humanity persists all over the world as a public health threat. For the third time in six months, lead contamination in food products has put public health authorities on high alert in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Last fall, contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches caused dozens of lead poisoning cases across the US, eventually prompting recalls in November. In March, the federal government announced that some ground cinnamon products also contained slightly elevated levels of lead and advised customers not to buy them. Then this week, Consumer Reports urged the USDA to remove Lunchables meal kits from the federal…
