Cinnamon applesauce investigation finds lead levels more than 2,000 times higher than proposed standards, FDA says
Food plant inspections reveals high lead contamination: An FDA inspection of a food production plant in Ecuador uncovered lead levels more than 2,000 times above proposed standards. Contaminated cinnamon in applesauce products that were made there and sold under three (3) US labels have been linked to at least 65 cases of illness in children younger than 6 years.