The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon products, and now the lead contamination has gone beyond the bags of cinnamon apples recalled in October, experts say.
The agency He said on Wednesday The widespread testing identified several cinnamon brands with elevated lead levels.
of says the FDA. More than 460 confirmed and suspected cases of lead poisoning have been linked to bags of applesauce sold under the major Bana, Shux or Weiss brands and laced with cinnamon from Ecuador. Those cases, many of which involved children, are still under investigation.
The agency he said. It was sent on Wednesday Letter To remind all US cinnamon producers, processors, distributors and facility operators of their responsibility to prevent pollution.
He also expanded the testing to ground cinnamon brands from discount retailers and analyzed those samples for lead and chromium. Based on its survey, the FDA is recommending a recall of ground cinnamon from six distributors.
Although the amount of lead found in ground cinnamon products is much lower than that found in some bags of cinnamon apples, the agency is advising consumers that long-term exposure may be dangerous.
The FDA said manufacturers should recall these products and that consumers at home should stop using them and throw them away.
The product names are:-
- La Fiesta, Lot 25033, for sale at La Super Mercados
- Mark, best of 10/16/25 and 4/06/25, sold at Save A Lot
- MTCI, sold at SF Supermarket
- Swade, lot KX21223, sold by Patel Brothers
- Top Traditions, Best Buy Dates 4/25 through 9/25, on sale at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar
- El Chilar, F275EX1026 and D300EX1024, are sold by La Joya Morellense in Baltimore, Maryland.
According to the FDA, the concentration of lead in ground cinnamon products is 2 to 3.4 parts per million; The amount of lead found in bags of mint apples was thousands of times higher: about 2,300 parts per million and about 5,100 parts per million.
Most people do not have obvious immediate symptoms of lead exposure. The FDA says anyone exposed to high levels of lead should contact a health care provider.