The FDA sent a letter to Dollar Tree, Inc. in response to the company's failure to promptly remove a recalled product from WanaBana last October.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Dollar Tree, Inc. last week after an investigation revealed the company failed to remove a children's snack that contained elevated levels of lead and chromium, 45 days after being notified of its recall. WanaBana issued a voluntary recall for its Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches on Oct. 29, 2023, after an investigation found the product contained "extremely high concentrations of lead," according to the FDA.
While WanaBana issued the voluntary recall on Oct. 29, Dollar Tree was notified in writing of the recall the same day because they sold the recalled product. "In the weeks and months that followed, state and local partners in multiple states continued to report the presence of recalled WanaBana pouches on Dollar Tree store shelves with FDA requesting and working with partners to see such product removed or destroyed when found," the FDA told Dollar Tree in its letter.
The FDA explained in its letter that it held multiple meetings with Dollar Tree to discuss the recall, during which the company said it would pull the product. The letter alleges that Dollar Tree programmed the cash registers to not allow the sale of the item, but the FDA says that was not enough.
Despite numerous attempts to bring this serious issue to your attention, your firm continued to offer adulterated Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches on store shelves, leaving children at risk of exposure to these adulterated products," the FDA wrote. Now, the FDA is ordering Dollar Tree to provide in writing within 15 days, the specific steps the company has taken to address any violations or face legal action.
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