The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon due to possibly containing lead

This mixture of pictures supplied by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 reveals cinnamon merchandise bought in U.S. low cost shops which comprise elevated ranges of lead.

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This mixture of pictures supplied by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 reveals cinnamon merchandise bought in U.S. low cost shops which comprise elevated ranges of lead.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration by way of AP

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory for six brands of cinnamon due to possibly containing lead.

La Fiesta, Marcum, MK, Swad, Supreme Tradition and El Chilar brands of cinnamon are sometimes bought at low cost shops and comprise between 2.03 and three.four components per million of lead.

No sicknesses have been linked to the merchandise.

The FDA mentioned it has really helpful voluntary recollects of the cinnamon brands, however one producer, MTCI, the distributor of MK cinnamon, has not responded to the company’s correspondence.

Consumers ought to discard the impacted cinnamon merchandise, which embrace:

• La Fiesta model, lot quantity 25033, bought at La Superior Supermercados.
• Marcum model, greatest by dates Oct. 16, 2025 and April 6, 2025, bought at Save A Lot.
• MK model, no lot quantity supplied.
• Swad model, lot quantity KX21223, bought at Patel Brothers.
• Supreme Tradition model, greatest by dates embrace Sep. 29, 2025; April 17, 2025; Dec. 19, 2025; April 12, 2025; Aug. 24, 2025; April 21, 2025; and Sep. 22, 2025, bought at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. 
• El Chilar model, lot numbers F275EX1026 and D300EX1024, bought at La Joya Morelense in Baltimore.

Beginning in October 2023, the FDA recalled a number of brands of cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches, together with WanaBana, Weis and Schnucks for possibly having lead. The company has been investigating to see if the merchandise have been contaminated on objective.

In youngsters, long-term publicity to excessive ranges of lead can lead to slower improvement, mind and nervous system harm, behavioral and studying issues and listening to and speech issues. Adults can expertise related impacts, however at a lot greater quantities of lead, in accordance to the CDC.