Lead Tainted Candy Pulled in Calfiornia

Larry Buckfire

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The California Department of Health recently pulled candy from the shelves of stores due to testing results which showed high levels of lead in the candy. The candies are made in Mexico by Effem Mexico, Inc. and were on the shelves of Marquez Brothers stores. There have been no identified cases of lead poisoning from the candies.

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