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FDA warns consumers to stop

using six brands of ground
cinnamon found to have high
levels of lead
By Brenda Goodman, CNN
2 minute read
Published 5:20 PM EST, Wed March 6, 2024

The agency said expanded testing has identified several

brands of ground cinnamon with elevated levels of lead.
Liudmila Chernetska/iStockphoto/Getty Images

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has

expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon
products, and its experts now say that the lead
contamination extends beyond the cinnamon
applesauce pouches that were recalled in
October.

The agency said Wednesday that expanded

testing has identified several brands of ground
cinnamon with elevated levels of lead.

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The FDA says that more than 460 confirmed and

suspected cases of lead poisoning have been tied
to applesauce pouches sold under the WanaBana,
Schnucks or Weis brands that were flavored with
cinnamon imported from Ecuador. Those cases,
many of them in children, are still under
investigation.

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The agency said Wednesday that it’s sent

a letter to all US cinnamon manufacturers,
processors, distributors and facility operators to
remind them of their obligation to prevent
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It has also expanded its testing to brands of

ground cinnamon from discount retailers and
analyzed those samples for lead and chromium.
Based on its survey, the FDA is recommending
recalls of ground cinnamon from six distributors.

Although the levels of lead found in the ground

cinnamon products are far lower than what was
found in some cinnamon applesauce pouches, the
agency is advising consumers that prolonged
exposure to these products may be unsafe.

The FDA has advised manufacturers to recall

these products and says consumers who have
them at home should stop using them and throw
them away.

The brands are:

La Fiesta, lot 25033, sold at La Superior

SuperMercados
Marcum, best by 10/16/25 and 4/06/25, sold at
Save A Lot
MTCI, sold at SF Supermarket
Swad, lot KX21223, sold at Patel Brothers
Supreme Tradition, best buy dates from 4/25
through 9/25, sold at Dollar Tree and Family
Dollar
El Chillar, F275EX1026 and D300EX1024, sold
at La Joya Morelense in Baltimore, Maryland

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The concentrations of lead in the ground

cinnamon products ranged from 2 to 3.4 parts per
million, according to the FDA; the concentrations
of lead found in the cinnamon applesauce
pouches were thousands of times higher: between
about 2,300 parts per million and about 5,100
parts per million.

Most people have no obvious immediate

symptoms of lead exposure. The FDA says that
someone who may have been exposed to elevated
levels of lead should talk to a health care provider.

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