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Douglas County Health Department is offering free lead screening by appointment on Tuesdays starting February 6th from 8:30 to 11:00 am to residents ages 7 and under and pregnant women who may have been exposed to lead. Lead can affect a child’s learning and development and can cause prenatal complications. In November 2023, the FDA recommended lead screenings for children who consumed WanaBana fruit pouches, so this screening is timely.
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Four children in North Carolina were found to have elevated lead levels in their blood. An investigation found that the source of lead exposure was WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit purée pouches.
A further investigation by North Carolina health officials and the FDA found multiple lots of the WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches to have high levels of lead.
WanaBana voluntarily recalled the apple cinnamon fruit pouches regardless of lot or expiration date, and the FDA is working with state officials to remove all of these products from store shelves.
Parents are advised not to buy or feed these WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches to their children.
If a child may have consumed one of these apple cinnamon fruit pouches from WanaBana, officials say that parents should talk to their healthcare provider about having their child’s blood tested for lead.
Douglas County is offering lead screening at it’s health department(1111 South 41st Street Omaha, NE 68105) Tuesdays between 8:30-11:00 a.m. Appointments need to be scheduled beforehand by emailing healthdept-leadprogram@douglascounty ne.gov or calling (402) 444-7825.
Most individuals have no obvious immediate symptoms of lead poisoning, and a blood test is the only way to diagnose lead exposure. If high levels are found, treatments are available.
While it can be hard to see obvious symptoms of lead exposure in individuals, some signs of short-term poisoning include headache, abdominal pain, headache, and anemia.
Parents and caregivers who have purchased WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches may return them for a full refund.
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Officials and WanaBana are still working to discover the source of the lead poisoning in this product.
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Douglas County Health Department is offering free lead screening by appointment on Tuesdays starting February 6th from 8:30 to 11:00 am to residents ages 7 and under and pregnant women who may have been exposed to lead. Lead can affect a child’s learning and development and can cause prenatal complications. In November 2023, the FDA recommended lead screenings for children who consumed WanaBana fruit pouches, so this screening is timely.
WHAT WE KNOW
Four children in North Carolina were found to have elevated lead levels in their blood. An investigation found that the source of lead exposure was WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit purée pouches.
A further investigation by North Carolina health officials and the FDA found multiple lots of the WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches to have high levels of lead.
WanaBana voluntarily recalled the apple cinnamon fruit pouches regardless of lot or expiration date, and the FDA is working with state officials to remove all of these products from store shelves.
Parents are advised not to buy or feed these WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches to their children.
If a child may have consumed one of these apple cinnamon fruit pouches from WanaBana, officials say that parents should talk to their healthcare provider about having their child’s blood tested for lead.
Douglas County is offering lead screening at it’s health department(1111 South 41st Street Omaha, NE 68105) Tuesdays between 8:30-11:00 a.m. Appointments need to be scheduled beforehand by emailing healthdept-leadprogram@douglascounty ne.gov or calling (402) 444-7825.
Most individuals have no obvious immediate symptoms of lead poisoning, and a blood test is the only way to diagnose lead exposure. If high levels are found, treatments are available.
While it can be hard to see obvious symptoms of lead exposure in individuals, some signs of short-term poisoning include headache, abdominal pain, headache, and anemia.
Parents and caregivers who have purchased WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches may return them for a full refund.
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Officials and WanaBana are still working to discover the source of the lead poisoning in this product.
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Douglas County Health Department is offering free lead screening by appointment on Tuesdays starting February 6th from 8:30 to 11:00 am to residents ages 7 and under and pregnant women who may have been exposed to lead. Lead can affect a child’s learning and development and can cause prenatal complications. In November 2023, the FDA recommended lead screenings for children who consumed WanaBana fruit pouches, so this screening is timely.
WHAT WE KNOW
Four children in North Carolina were found to have elevated lead levels in their blood. An investigation found that the source of lead exposure was WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit purée pouches.
A further investigation by North Carolina health officials and the FDA found multiple lots of the WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches to have high levels of lead.
WanaBana voluntarily recalled the apple cinnamon fruit pouches regardless of lot or expiration date, and the FDA is working with state officials to remove all of these products from store shelves.
Parents are advised not to buy or feed these WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches to their children.
If a child may have consumed one of these apple cinnamon fruit pouches from WanaBana, officials say that parents should talk to their healthcare provider about having their child’s blood tested for lead.
Douglas County is offering lead screening at it’s health department(1111 South 41st Street Omaha, NE 68105) Tuesdays between 8:30-11:00 a.m. Appointments need to be scheduled beforehand by emailing healthdept-leadprogram@douglascounty ne.gov or calling (402) 444-7825.
Most individuals have no obvious immediate symptoms of lead poisoning, and a blood test is the only way to diagnose lead exposure. If high levels are found, treatments are available.
While it can be hard to see obvious symptoms of lead exposure in individuals, some signs of short-term poisoning include headache, abdominal pain, headache, and anemia.
Parents and caregivers who have purchased WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit pouches may return them for a full refund.
UNKNOWNS
Officials and WanaBana are still working to discover the source of the lead poisoning in this product.
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