Toxic Waste Removal

 

A Carmel, Indiana, candy company has issued a voluntary recall for its Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars.

Because it turns out, they're potentially, well, toxic.

Candy Dynamics, also known as Circle Marketing and Distributing, recalled the candy after California Department of Public Health tests revealed elevated levels of lead.

Officials said that there have been no reported cases of illness linked to the candy and that they were taking more of a precautionary than alarmist tone.

"If you had one piece of this, I wouldn't be too concerned," said Mike Sicilia, a spokesman with the California health department. "If you're pregnant, I would talk to your physician."

And they won’t be foisting them off on our neighbors to the north:

OTTAWA — A voluntary recall has been issued for all Toxic Waste brand Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars, imported from Pakistan.

The recall was announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency late Friday.

It says testing by the California Department of Public Health indicated some cherry flavoured bars might contain elevated levels of lead that could cause health problems, particularly for infants, small children, and pregnant women.

The agency says the products, imported by Indiana-based Candy Dynamics, may have been distributed nationally in Canada.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the bars.

The agency is working with the importers to have the affected products removed from the marketplace.