{"id":323717,"date":"2026-05-20T00:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323717\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:36:10","slug":"california-issues-warning-over-brads-snacks-after-toxic-metal-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/323717\/","title":{"rendered":"California issues warning over Brad\u2019s snacks after toxic metal found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>California health officials issued an urgent warning Tuesday telling shoppers to avoid several <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/14\/lifestyle\/the-discontinued-foods-that-wistful-fans-miss-the-most-from-choco-tacos-to-butterfinger-bbs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">popular snacks<\/a> after testing uncovered elevated levels of thallium, a poisonous metal tied to severe health complications.<\/p>\n<p>The California Department of Public Health said multiple Brad\u2019s Plant Based Crunchy Kale, Salad Snack and Veggie Chips products sold at major retailers across Southern California and other parts of the state are affected.<\/p>\n<p>Officials identified the products as Brad\u2019s Crunchy Kale Original, Vampire Killer, Cheeze It Up, Nacho and Radical Ranch flavors, along with Brad\u2019s Balsamic and Ranch Salad Snacks and Brad\u2019s Veggie Chips Kale varieties.<\/p>\n<p>A  bag of Brad\u2019s Crunchy Kale snacks, with \u201cNaked\u201d as the flavor. Jammer Gene \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>State health authorities warned consumers to stay away from all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT9Infej_Cd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brad\u2019s brand kale snacks<\/a> after several tested lots showed concerning thallium levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough uncommon, very high levels of thallium in foods may result in hair loss, numbness and pain in the feet and hands, gastrointestinal effects, and heart problems,\u201d the department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation began in January after officials looked into a case involving a person with elevated thallium levels who reported eating Brad\u2019s kale products, according to CDPH.<\/p>\n<p>The California Department of Public Health said multiple Brad\u2019s Plant Based Crunchy Kale, Salad Snack and Veggie Chips products sold at major retailers across Southern California and other parts of the state are affected.<\/p>\n<p>Laboratory testing later detected elevated amounts of the toxic metal in product samples taken from Sacramento-area retail stores.<\/p>\n<p>The products are distributed by Snack Right Super Foods Inc. and Brad\u2019s Raw Chips LLC, state officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Laboratory testing detected elevated amounts of the toxic metal in product samples taken from Sacramento-area retail stores. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The department\u2019s downtown office. Jammer Gene \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>CDPH said the manufacturer was asked to voluntarily recall the products, but the items remain available for sale.<\/p>\n<p>California officials urged customers to throw the snacks away or return them to stores for refunds. Retailers were also advised to pull the products from shelves.<\/p>\n<p>The department said it is coordinating with the US Food and Drug Administration and Pennsylvania officials because the products are shipped from Pennsylvania and contain ingredients labeled as products of Mexico<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California health officials issued an urgent warning Tuesday telling shoppers to avoid several popular snacks after testing uncovered&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,134782,4182,53413,48203,3586],"class_list":["post-323717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-food-recalls","tag-metro","tag-snacks","tag-toxic","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}