The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated a public health alert for “ground cinnamon products” due to the “presence of elevated levels of lead.”

“The FDA is updating the alert below with additional products, HAETAE-brand and Roshni-brand ground cinnamon, that contain elevated levels of lead. FDA collected samples of these products at a retail establishment. Exposure to these products may be unsafe,” the FDA stated last week.

The recall now includes 16 brands of ground cinnamon.

NewsNation shared:

Ground cinnamon from HAETAE, Roshni, Durra and Wise Wife have joined a dozen other brands that “may be unsafe” to consume, according to alerts from the FDA.

The recalled cinnamon brands include:

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  • HAETAE
  • Roshni
  • Wise Wife
  • La Frontera
  • Durra, sold in California and Michigan
  • El Chilar, sold at El Torito Market
  • Marcum, sold at Save-A-Lot Food Stores
  • SWAD, sold at Patel Brothers
  • Supreme Tradition, sold at Dollar Tree
  • Compania Indillor Orientale, sold at Eurogrocery
  • ALB Flavor, sold at Eurogrocery
  • Shahzada, sold at Premium Supermarket
  • Spice Class, sold at Fish World
  • Jiva Organics, sold at Taj Supermarket in California
  • Super Brand, sold at Asian Supermarket in Little Rock, Ark.
  • Asli, sold at A&Y Global Market in Columbia, Mo.

“Through product testing by state programs and confirmed by the FDA, the FDA has determined that the ground cinnamon products listed in the table below contain elevated levels of lead and that exposure to these products may be unsafe. The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and not to buy these ground cinnamon products,” the FDA alert read.

The Hill noted:

Customers should refrain from purchasing the products named in the FDA’s notice. Those who already bought the recalled items are being instructed to dispose of them, as consuming the cinnamon could lead to elevated levels of lead in the blood, according to the FDA.

The agency recommended all the brands voluntarily recall their products, but has not yet been able to reach Haitai Inc., which produces the HAETAE-brand cinnamon.

As of September, no “illnesses or adverse events” had been reported in connection with the spice.

Read the full FDA alert HERE.

 

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