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  • Mexican candy - can contain a poison that is especially dangerous to children.

    04/27/2004 2:01:19 PM PDT · by Kay Soze · 6 replies · 455+ views
    The Orange County Register ^ | April 25, 2004 | JENIFER B. McKIM, KEITH SHARON and WILLIAM HEISEL
    Mexican candy - a seemingly harmless indulgence - can contain a poison that is especially dangerous to children. Story by JENIFER B. McKIM, KEITH SHARON and WILLIAM HEISEL Photos by ANA VENEGAS The Orange County Register SWEET INNOCENCE: For birthday girl Elva Alexandra Cardona, 2, right, the Pelon Pelo Rico she enjoys with cousin Giselle Yanez, left, is just a sugary treat. But the candy, which has tested high for lead 11 times, and others like it have increasingly been linked to poisoning of California children. SUMMARY Situation: The state finds lead in candy one out of four times it...
  • HIDDEN THREAT Mexican candy can contain a poison that is especially dangerous to children.

    04/25/2004 8:06:15 PM PDT · by sixmil · 6 replies · 258+ views
    OC Register ^ | Sunday, April 25, 2004 | Story by JENIFER B. McKIM, KEITH SHARON and WILLIAM HEISEL
    The poison arrives in an ice cream truck, "Happy Birthday to You" crackling from a single speaker wired to the roof. On this street in Anaheim, the neighborhood kids drop their bikes and balls and make a beeline for their mothers to beg for money.