With several stores in Harlem and beyond, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday that Dollar Tree will pay $559,250 in penalties.
They will pay this penalty for selling lead-contaminated WanaBana-brand cinnamon applesauce pouches for days after a nationwide recall in October 2023. The settlement follows an investigation that found the discount retailer failed to promptly remove the dangerous children’s food from its shelves, even after receiving direct notice of the contamination.
“Parents should never have to worry that the food they buy at the store could harm their children,” James said in a statement. “Dollar Tree’s failure to act quickly after learning these products were contaminated put New York families at serious risk”…