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This Tuesday it was expanded to include these states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmg1449sk000y357tathgop4k@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'While the products were not sold in large chain stores other than Walgreens, they were also sold online. Products covered in the recall had a best buy dates of Oct. 29 (lot code 4212), Oct. 20 (lot code 4213), Dec. 24 (lot code 4282) of 2025 and Feb. 4, 2026 (lot code 4310). 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Additional signs and symptoms of lead exposure are more likely with acute exposure to higher levels of lead or chronic exposure to lead,” said the Sprout Organics company announcement. “The effects of lead depend upon the amount and duration of exposure and age/body weight. 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