If your child was fed WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches, Schnucks Applesauce Pouches or Weis Quality Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches, you may be entitled to compensation from a WanaBana lead poisoning lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of products recall injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit cases and settlement claims involving children who may have exposed to lead or suffered lead poisoning after being fed recalled WanaBana, Schnucks or Weis apple sauce pouches.
In October of 2023, WanaBana USA issued a recall of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Purée pouches due to reports of elevated levels of lead found in certain units of the product. In November of 2023 Schnucks Markets Inc. and Weis Markets recalled certain WanaBana apple sauce pouches (distributed independently as private label brands) due to possible elevated levels of lead found in cinnamon raw material used by Austrofood SAS, the manufacturer of applesauce cinnamon pouches.
Unfortunately, lead is toxic to humans, especially children. Children under the age of six are at the greatest risk of developing health problems caused by toxic effects of lead exposure because their bodies are still developing, and they have an incomplete blood-brain barrier that allows the entry of lead into their nervous system. In fact, according to the CDC, there is no safe blood lead level in children.
WanaBana Lawsuit: Lead Poisoning Claims
WanaBana lawsuit cases and settlement claims potentially being investigated include claims involving children who may have been exposed to lead or suffered lead poisoning after being fed recalled WanaBana, Schnucks and/or Weis apple sauce pouches:
- WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree in 3-pack pouches of 2.5 oz
- Schnucks Apple Sauce 90g pouches with cinnamon
- Weis Cinnamon Apple Sauce 90g
- Other lead poisoning lawsuit cases
WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches were sold nationally through multiple retailers including Amazon, Dollar Tree, and other online outlets. Schnucks cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches and variety pack were sold at Schnucks and Eatwell Markets grocery stores. Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches were sold at Weis grocery stores.
WanaBana Recall Injury Cases
According to the FDA, as of December 11, 2023 it received 65 reports of adverse events potentially linked to recalled Apple Sauce pouches. According to the CDC, as of December 8, 2023 it received reports of 125 cases (confirmed, probable or suspected cases where a blood lead level of 3.5 ug/dL or higher was measured within 3 months after consuming a recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, or Weis fruit purée product).
Lead Poisoning Signs & Symptoms In Children
Lead poisoning signs and symptoms in children can potentially include:
- Seizures
- Tremors
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Colic
- Hearing loss
- Constipation
- Fatigue
- Lethargy
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Headaches
- Irritability
- Muscle aches
- Muscle burning or prickling
- Muscular exhaustibility
- Developmental delay
- Learning difficulty
- Difficulty concentrating
- Poor attention span
- Behavior problems
- Damage to brain
- Damage to nervous system
- Encephalopathy
- Coma
- Memory loss
- Other neurological issues
- Kidney damage
- Organ damage
- Anemia
- Other lead poisoning symptoms or signs
According to the FDA, however, lead exposure in children is often difficult to see because most children have no obvious immediate symptoms. Lead poisoning can only be diagnosed through clinical testing. Therefore, the FDA recommends that if parents have any suspicion at all that their child may have been exposed to lead, they should talk to their healthcare provider or local health department about getting a blood lead test (a finger-prick or heel-prick capillary test or a venous blood draw that takes blood from a child’s vein) to check for the presence of lead.
Lead Poisoning Treatment
Lead poisoning treatments can include removing the source of the lead toxicity (i.e., children should not eat the recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, or Weis-brand apple cinnamon pouches and parents should discard them), eating foods with calcium, iron, and vitamin C that may help keep lead out of the body and, in some severe cases, chelation therapy (use of certain medicine to help remove lead from the body).
If your child was fed recalled WanaBana Apple Sauce Pouches, Schnucks Applesauce Pouches and/or Weis Quality Apple Sauce Pouches, you may be entitled to compensation from a WanaBana lead poisoning lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a products recall injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., WanaBana, Schnucks, Weis Markets) or product (e.g., Cinnamon Apple Sauce Pouches) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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