HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled 3 tons of Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal due to the fact that of elevated levels of arsenic successful the products.
A illustration from the 3 lots, which were sold lone astatine Walmart, tested supra the guidance for people occurring inorganic arsenic, according to a company announcement connected the callback from Maple Island that was posted connected the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. The dense metallic has been tied to impaired improvement successful children.
"Research has shown reducing vulnerability to toxic elements is important to minimizing immoderate imaginable semipermanent effects connected the processing brains of infants and children," the callback stated. "FDA has recognized that hint elements specified arsenic these are wide contiguous successful the environment, including water, ungraded and food."
The 8 oz. tons being recalled were sold aft April 5, 2021, and include:
- Lot 21083 with UPC Code #00681131082907 with a champion if utilized by day of JUN 24 2022.
- Lot 21084 with UPC Code #00681131082907 with a champion if utilized by day of JUN 25 2022.
- Lot 21242 with UPC Code #00681131082907 with a champion if utilized by day of NOV 30 2022.
The champion if utilized by day and merchandise numbers are connected the bottommost near country connected the backmost of the Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal packaging, the institution said successful a connection announcing the recall.
No illnesses related to the recalled products person been reported, according to Maple Island.
Customers who bought the recalled babe cereal should propulsion it retired oregon instrumentality it to Walmart for a afloat refund, the institution said.
Consumers tin telephone Maple Island Monday done Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central time, astatine 1-800-369-1022.
Last year, the FDA acceptable a guidance level for people occurring inorganic arsenic, and successful April announced plans to suggest limits connected arsenic, pb and mercury successful baby food, CBS News reported.
About 4 months ago, Beech-Nut Nutrition recalled immoderate infant atom cereal sold nationwide aft samples showed excessive levels of arsenic,CBS News said. The baby-food shaper said astatine the clip that it would halt selling the merchandise implicit worries it can't comply with national limits connected levels of arsenic.
More information
Consumer Reports has much connected heavy metals successful babe food.
SOURCES: Maple Island Inc., quality release, Oct. 8, 2021; CBS News
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