Tainted Mexican Candy - One more thing to think about when buying food - Reported in CA study

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For years I have been checking labels to make sure that the food my family eats is manufactured in the U.S.A. I thought by doing this I was protecting myself as well as them.

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html This link gives you updates of recalled food.

Well now with the big hoop la about Chinese contamination of food being shipped here I started to look even closer at the food I buy and just the other day my husband bought a bag of candy from our local Dollar store and when he got home I tasted a piece of it before I looked at the wrapper and thought one of the pieces tasted like it had soap in it which made me wonder where it was made. I checked it and it was made in Mexico by an El Paso, TX company.

This made me check the internet to find out about any recalls that may have been made on this candy and wow did I ever get a surprise! Take a look at this!:

http://www.ocregister.com/investigations/2004/lead/index.php

LATEST
Lead candy lingers
May 12, 2007 : Tainted Mexican treats turn up at a California distributor despite promises by manufacturers.

HIDDEN THREAT

Regulators have found unsafe lead levels in 112 brands of candy – most made in Mexico – but test results almost always are kept from parents and health officials

• SERIES INTRODUCTION
• How to get the word out about lead in candy
• How the tests were done
State has issued 7 advisories about candies
Tests miss kids who need them most
Lead can wreak havoc on the body
• PARTE 1 EN ESPAÑOL
• PART 1 PRINT VERSION