FDA issued a warning letter to Dollar Tree for continuing to sell WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches

Beginning in October 2023, the FDA, with the CDC and state and local partners, investigated elevated levels of lead linked to the consumption of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches multiple lots of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches, including finished product samples collected from Dollar Tree stores, detected extremely high concentrations of lead. On October 29, 2023, Wanabana USA initiated a voluntary recall of all WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches. As a consignee of the recalled products, Dollar Tree Inc. was notified in writing on October 29, 2023, of Wanabana USA's voluntary recall of Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches. Subsequent recall audit checks of your Dollar Tree and Family Dollar/Dollar Tree combination stores (collectively referred to as your "Dollar Tree stores") revealed that you continued to offer the recalled WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches on store shelves well after the recall was initiated, despite FDA's numerous attempts to bring this serious issue to your attention. Despite numerous attempts to bring this serious issue to Dollar Tree's attention, the company continued to offer adulterated Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches on store shelves. @ https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/dollar-tree-inc-674301-06112024

 

 Dollar Tree Inc. - 674301 - 06/11/2024
Dollar Tree Inc. - 674301 - 06/11/2024

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