H.J. Heinz is recalling a batch of lead-laced baby food in China.
The company said the small regional recall affects a high-protein
cereal, according to spokesman Michael Mullen. He said that a lot of the
affected cereal has already been withdrawn.
The Pittsburgh-based food company initiated the recall after an internal
investigation revealed that an isolated batch of defatted soy bean powder from
a supplier in China contained lead.
The company, which was bought
by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA)
and 3G Capital last year for $28 billion, did not say if anyone has gotten sick
from the cereal.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
lead is a poison that sickens people and slows mental and physical growth in
children.
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