Canned Sliced Pears

  • Potential Metal Contaminant – Lead and Cadmium
  • Company: WW Industrial Group
  • Food & Beverages
  • FDA
  • July 23, 2025

Product details

  • Canned Sliced Pears

Company announcement

W.W. Industrial Group, Inc., NY is recalling Parashore Pear Slices in juice, 15 oz, because they have the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead and cadmium.

The product was distributed through Grocery Outlet stores in California and other Grocery Outlet stores across the US.

No illnesses have been reported as of July 22, 2025.

Risk:

Exposure to larger amounts of lead and cadmium can cause poisoning. While these heavy metals can affect nearly every bodily system, its effects depend upon the amount and duration of lead exposure and age. Symptoms can include abdominal pain, vomiting, lethargy, irritability, weakness, behavior or mood changes, delirium, seizures, and coma. However, infants, young children and the developing fetus can be affected by chronic exposure to amounts of heavy metals that may not result in obvious symptoms of lead poisoning. A child with heavy metal poisoning may not look or act sick. Heavy metal poisoning in children can cause: learning disabilities, developmental delays, and lower IQ scores.

Impacted states: Nationwide

Products:

- Parashore Pear Slices in Juice (UPC code(s): 704817164237)

Contact

For more information, call 516-676-9188.

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