The People’s Health Advisory
Action Needed to Protect Children from
TOXIC TREATS

The California Department of Health Services (DHS) has failed to protect children from lead contaminated candies. EHC urges parents to avoid the following candies as they have been detected with dangerous levels of lead.

Candies marked with an asterisks (*) have been issued a public health advisory from the Department of Health Services (DHS.)

Note: The "Lucas Limon" brand has been recalled by the manufacturer and should NOT be sold in the State of California.

EHC is calling on all parents to avoid purchasing these candies.
Call in to the Toxic Treats Hotline at (619) 474-0220 with the name and address of the stores selling these candies.

TOP 12 CANDIES TO AVOID	Highest Result (ppm)		How many times over FDA’s candy standard (.2ppm)
	Candy	Wrapper
* Bolirindo by Dulmex	5,800	5,000	29,000 times (candy) 8.3 times (wrapper)
* Rollito de Tamarindo by Dulmex	0.3	3,800	1.25 times (candy) 6.3 times (wrapper)
* Chaca Chaca	0.6	1.7	3 times (candy)
* Lucas Limon	0.7	N/A	3.26 times (candy)
Tablarindo	1.4	11,000	7 times (candy) 18.3 times (wrapper)
Serpentinas	0.4	15,000	2 times (candy) 25 times (wrapper)
Super Rebanaditas	0.5	N/A	2.5 times (candy)
Tama Roca	1.1	22,000	5.5 times (candy) 37 times (wrapper)
Paleton con Chile	N/A	7,000	12 times (wrapper)
Vero Rebanaditas	0.3	N/A	1.5 times (candy)
Pelon Pelo Rico	0.4	N/A	2 times (candy)
Vero Mango	0.6	N/A	2.85 times (candy)

The candies listed above and/or their wrappers contain high amounts of lead. Children are lead poisoned by eating the candy and also by handling the wrapper. Lead is deposited onto children’s hands while handling the product. Due to their frequent hand to mouth behavior, children may become poisoned. Also, the tamarind candy is acidic which makes the lead from the wrapper leach into the product.

Lead poisoning is still the number one environmental health threat to children under the age of six. Most children are poisoned through chronic, low-level exposures which can cause many developmental problems including reduced IQ, hyperactivity, impaired growth, learning disabilities, and behavior problems

Questions?
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