This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, shows cinnamon products containing high levels of lead being sold in U.S. discount stores.
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This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, shows cinnamon products containing high levels of lead being sold in U.S. discount stores.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (via AP)
The Food and Drug Administration has issued advisories against six brands of cinnamon because they may contain lead.
La Fiesta, Marcum, MK, Swad, Supreme Tradition, and El Chilar brands of cinnamon are typically sold at discount stores and contain between 2.03 and 3.4 ppm of lead.
There are no illnesses associated with the product.
The FDA recommended a voluntary recall of the Cinnamon brand, but one of the manufacturers, MTCI, which sells MK Cinnamon, has not responded to the FDA's response.
Consumers should discard affected cinnamon products that:
- La Fiesta brand, lot number 25033, sold by La Superior Supermercados.
- Marcum Brand, Best Before Dates October 16, 2025 and April 6, 2025, Sold at Save A Lot.
- MK brand, no lot number.
- Swad brand, lot number KX21223, sold by Patel Brothers.
- Supreme Tradition brand, expiry date is September 29, 2025. April 17, 2025. December 19, 2025. April 12, 2025. August 24, 2025. April 21, 2025. And on September 22, 2025, it went on sale at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar.
- El Chilar brand, lot numbers F275EX1026 and D300EX1024, sold by La Joya Morelense in Baltimore.
Starting in October 2023, the FDA recalled several brands of cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches, including WanaBana, Weis, and Schnucks, because they may contain lead. The agency is investigating whether the products were intentionally contaminated.
In children, long-term exposure to high levels of lead can cause developmental delays, brain and nervous system damage, behavioral and learning problems, and hearing and language problems. Adults can experience similar effects, but with much higher amounts of lead, according to the CDC.
