Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co has recalled some infant food in eastern China after it was found to contain lead in excess of the allowable limit on Monday (August 18), state media reported.
The move by Heinz comes after food safety regulators in eastern Zhejiang province said on Friday (August 15) that they had found "excessive amounts of lead" in the company's AD Calcium Hi-Protein Cereal.
Heinz said it is recalling four batches of the product as a precautionary measure after a test found it exceeded the allowable limit for lead.
On Sunday (August 17) the Zhejiang Food and Drug Administration said the problem affected 1,472 boxes in Zhejiang and that Heinz had told the agency it would destroy the other 153 boxes that are sealed in a warehouse in the southern city of Guangzhou.
Li Hongbing, director of the Guangzhou City Food and Drug Administration Food Production Department, told Chinese broadcaster CCTV that his administration had carried out full inspections o
