According to the company, one of the largest supermarket chains in the country has baby food pockets voluntarily recalled in its stores after routine tests can be contaminated by the company.
In a May 9 statementThe Fumix supermarket chain said that a batch of baby pear, kiwi, spinach and pea dishes he sold had “the potential to be contaminated by high lead levels”.
“As part of our commitment to food security, potentially impacted products have been removed from all store shelves,” said Maria Brous, a publication of Publix, in a press release, adding that no disease had been reported.
Publix said that the recall was “initiated following a routine sampling”, although it was not clear that had sample. The product manufacturer, Bowman Andros, could not be joined to comment on Sunday. Food and Drug Administration has been informed of the recall.
Publix, which operates approximately 1,400 stores in eight states, did not respond to a request for comments on Sunday.
The company has not revealed the number of units affected or if the recalled product has been distributed in all its stores.
The FDA maintains a public database following reminders and security alerts, but it had no additional information on this recall.
Figure exposure can be particularly harmful to infants and young children, potentially leading to development delays and other long -term health effects, according to centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Lead is extremely harmful to children under 6 years of age, and no level of safe blood lead has been identified,” said CDC website.
This is the second reminder of recent months involving baby foods and possible contamination of the lead.
In March, Target voluntarily pulled its good and the capture of pea vegetable puree, zucchini, kale and store thyme on concerns about high lead levels. That reminder Involved about 25,600 units.
“We demand that our suppliers comply with all applicable food security standards and federal, state and local regulations,” a target representative said in a press release. “This recall involved a limited quantity of products, which we took immediate measures to withdraw from our shelves.”
Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy at Consumer Reportssaid on Sunday that awareness of the question of lead in children's food had increased in recent years, the tests have developed and that cases at the national level have increased.
He noted that no exposure to lead was considered safe for children.
“I hope these two incidents are an indicator that industry is doing a lot more tests in this area than they did before,” said Ronholm.
