The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is advising consumers to continue to be aware that specific brands of applesauce containing cinnamon have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Do not buy or use the recalled cinnamon applesauce puree pouches because the product may contain harmful levels of lead.

These products are no longer for sale, but they do have a long shelf life, so it is important that everyone checks and discards these products. Applesauce Recall information flyer.

The following brands of applesauce puree that contain cinnamon have been recalled:  

·         WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches  

·         Schnucks cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches   

·         Schnucks applesauce variety pack  

·         Weis cinnamon applesauce pouches   

More about lead and testing for lead in blood can be found at the Lead-Safe Wisconsin website. You can learn more about this recall at Investigation of Elevated Lead Levels: Cinnamon Applesauce Pouches (November 2023)|FDA.