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Dollar Tree Sold Recalled Lead-Contaminated Baby Food In NY, Fined Nearly $560K: AG Dollar Tree Sold Recalled Lead-Contaminated Baby Food In NY, Fined Nearly $560K: AG
Dollar Tree Sold Recalled Lead-Contaminated Baby Food In NY, Fined Nearly $560K: AG Dollar Tree will pay nearly $560,000 after New York investigators found the retailer continued selling recalled, lead-contaminated applesauce pouches for children at dozens of stores in the state, including days after it was warned the products were unsafe, Attorney General Letitia James announced.   According to the Attorney General’s Office, Dollar Tree failed to promptly remove WanaBana-brand cinnamon applesauce pouches, which were marketed primarily to babies and young children and recalled nationwide in October 2023 due to dangerously high levels of lead.  In an announce…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected
Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected Three popular brands of kitchen faucets sold on Amazon have been recalled after tests revealed dangerously high lead levels that could harm babies and young children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 103,000 faucets on Thursday, May 29. The recalled models were sold under the brand names VFAUOSIT, KICIMPRO, and BASDEHEN. Testing found that the faucets can leach "dangerous" amounts of lead into drinking water, posing serious health risks, especially for kids. "Lead ingestion can cause harmful neurological effects on infants and young childr…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard
Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard More than 450,000 Stanley-branded kid's garden sets sold nationwide at Costco are subject to a recall due to the possible presence of lead paint on some of the products, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An alert was issued by federal officials this week advising that 459,200 "Stanley Jr. Kids Wheelbarrow and 7-piece Garden Sets" that were exclusively sold at the wholesale giant between February and June this year before the defect was discovered. According to the CPSC, the painted long hoe and rake of the recalled garden set contain levels of lead that exceed…

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by Zak Failla