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various brands of cinnamon Health concerns are rising due to possible causes Lead contamination.
In March 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a public health alert for six brands of cinnamon, warning that they were contaminated. high lead levels And may be unsafe. Since then, several other cinnamon brands have been listed on public health warnings.
Within the last week, the FDA has Added two different updates Its alert reveals that four other brands of cinnamon are involved high lead levels,
“Exposure to these products may be unsafe,” the FDA wrote about the four newly identified cinnamon brands added to its alert.
HAETAE Ground Cinnamon and Light Ground Cinnamon were added to the alert on October 10. however, a reminder No warnings were officially issued for any brand, although the FDA urged consumers to discard those products.
The UPC code of the HAETAE product is: 6251136 034139 and best by date: February 9, 2025, while the UPC code of the Roshni product is: 6251136 034139 and best by date: February 9, 2025.
A few days earlier, the FDA had added Durr ground cinnamon and Wise Wife to the health warning, with both distributors issuing recalls for those products.
Durra ground cinnamon was shipped to grocery stores in California and Michigan from August 24, 2024 to October 6, 2025. It can be identified by UPC code: 6251136 034139 and best by date: May 2026
Wise Wife, which can be identified by UPC code: 0 688474 302853, was shipped to retailers in New Jersey, New York, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Ohio from February 15, 2024 to June 28, 2025.
The FDA warns that consuming any of these products “may contribute to elevated levels of lead in the blood,” with health effects depending on the level of lead in the food, the age of the consumer, and more.
The FDA continues to analyze and review samples from various state partners who are “continuously sampling ground cinnamon in the retail market for elevated levels of lead.”
However, these are only the latest updates to the public health warning. Here are 12 other cinnamon products worth watching that have been added to the FDA’s list starting in March 2024:
- Cinnamon Powder from Jiva Organics: Official product information not shared by the FDA.
- Super Brand Cinnamon Powder: The brand’s distributor, IHA Beverages, Commerce, issued a voluntary recall in November 2024.
- Genuine Cinnamon Powder: Product withdrawn in August 2024.
- El Chilar’s Ground Cinnamon: The product was recalled in August 2024.
- Marcum Ground Cinnamon: The FDA announced a recall of the product in July 2024.
- SWAD Cinnamon Power: The distributor of this product has not announced a recall.
- Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon: The cinnamon, which was sold at popular retailers like Dollar Tree, was recalled in July 2024.
- Cinnamon Ground from Companhia Indilor Orientale: The distributor of the product has not issued any recalls.
- ALB Flavored Cinnamon Powder: ALB-USA Enterprises announced a recall of this product in July 2024.
- Shahzada’s Cinnamon Powder: This product was withdrawn in July 2024.
- Spice Class Ground Cinnamon: A product recall was announced in July 2024.
- La Frontera Ground Cinnamon: No recalls have been announced for the product.