FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know
Source: AP
U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued its third alert this year, adding at least 10 types of packaged ground cinnamon sold at popular outlets including Dollar Tree, Patel Brothers and Eurogrocery stores in several states.
The FDA has recommended that companies recall the products. In the meantime, consumers should throw away and avoid buying these ground cinnamon products. No illnesses have been reported in connection with these products, the agency said.
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highplainsdem
(51,946 posts)FakeNoose
(35,297 posts)... and other discount stores. It doesn't really matter what the brand name is. If it's a large bottle for a quarter of the price of regular grocery stores, there's probably something wrong with it.
sakabatou
(42,902 posts)Ponietz
(3,252 posts)intrepidity
(7,804 posts)Many foods, including spices, contain lead from natural sources such as soil and water, said Karen Everstine, technical director for FoodchainID, a company that tracks food supply chains.
Spices also can accumulate lead from other sources in the environment, such as pollution. Some lead in spices may come from manufacturing, storage or shipping processes.
In some cases, spices have been mixed with substances, including lead, to boost color or weight, increasing the value of the product.
intrepidity
(7,804 posts)The FDA issued its latest alert Tuesday, naming these brands of cinnamon: El Chilar, Marcum, SWAD, Supreme Tradition, Compania Indillor Orientale, ALB Flavor, Shahzada, Spice Class and La Frontera.
On July 25, the agency issued an alert for El Servidor brand cinnamon. That followed an alert on March 6.