date:Aug 11, 2012
Lucky Country, Inc. of Lincolntown, NC issued avoluntary recallof its Aussie Style black licorice Friday after testing by the California Department of Health revealed that it contained levels of lead above government safety thresholds.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, lead levels as high at .18 parts per million were found in the product, an amount that could amount to 7.2 micrograms of lead per serving. This level exceeds the.1ppm limitthat the U.S. Food and Drug Administra