FDA recommends disposal as ``multiple cinnamon products contain high concentrations of lead''

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that six types of cinnamon products be discarded because they contain high levels of lead.

FDA Alert Concerning Certain Cinnamon Products Due to Presence of Elevated Levels of Lead | FDA
https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-alert-concerning-certain-cinnamon-products-due-presence-elevated-levels-lead

The FDA has analyzed powdered products sold in retail stores for lead content. As a result, high concentrations of lead were detected in six types of cinnamon products. The FDA says that the product in question is ``likely to be unsafe if ingested over a long period of time,'' and is asking consumers to discard the product and manufacturers to recall the product. The six cinnamon products in which high levels of lead were detected are as follows:

Wholesaler: La Fiesta Food Products
Retailer: La Superior, SuperMercados
Brand name: La Fiesta
Lead concentration: 2.73ppm

Wholesaler: Moran Foods, LLC
Retailer: Save A Lot
Brand name: Marcum
Lead concentration: 3.20ppm, 2.70ppm

Wholesaler: MTCI
Retailer: SF Supermarket
Brand name: MK
Lead concentration: 2.99ppm

Wholesaler: Raja Foods LLC
Retailer: Patel Brothers
Brand name: Swad
Lead concentration: 2.12ppm

Wholesaler: Greenbriar International, Inc.
Retailer: Dollar Tree, Family Dollar
Brand name: Supreme Tradition
Lead concentration: 3.37ppm, 2.26ppm, 2.03ppm, 2.34ppm, 3.14ppm, 3.12ppm, 2.88ppm, 3.13ppm

Wholesaler: El Chilar
Retailer: La Joya Morelense (Baltimore, MD)
Brand name: El Chilar
Lead concentration: 3.40ppm, 2.93ppm

According to the FDA, no health hazards related to the above products have been confirmed at the time of writing. However, the FDA says, ``Long-term exposure to cinnamon, which contains high levels of lead, may result in adverse health effects, especially for people who have elevated blood lead levels due to other lead exposures.'' We are requesting that the product be discarded due to the risks, and that cinnamon is often found in foods consumed by children, and children may be exposed to high levels of lead.