New Yorkers need to check their spice racks for these brands of cinnamon that may be contaminated with lead. The Food and Drug Administration updated the recall recently and urges consumers to check their cinnamon.
According to Mount Sinai,
Lead is a very strong poison. When a person swallows an object that has lead in it or breathes in lead dust, some of the poison can stay in the body and cause serious health problems.
Through testing, the FDA found that the cinnamon products contain elevated levels of lead. The FDA advises consumers to throw any of the cinnamon brands below away as they may be unsafe.
"Through product testing conducted by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and confirmed by the FDA, the FDA has determined that the ground cinnamon product listed below contains elevated levels of lead and that exposure to this product may be unsafe. The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and not to buy this ground cinnamon product."
These Brands Of Cinnamon Have Been Recalled
El Servido, sold at Mannan Supermarket, Inc. Lead concentration (ppm) 20
Supreme Tradition, sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar. Best By: 09/29/25 09E8, 04/17/25 04E11, 12/19/25 12C2, 04/12/25 04ECB12, 08/24/25 08A_ _, 04/21/25 04E5, 04/21/25 04E5 / Lead concentration (ppm) 3.37, 2.26, 2.03, 2.34, 3.14, 3.12, 2.88, and 3.13.
La Fiesta, sold at La Superior and SuperMercados. Lot code 25033 / Lead concentration (ppm) 2.73
Marcum, sold at Save A Lot. Best By: 10/16/25 10DB and 04/06/25 0400B1 / Lead concentration (ppm) 3.20 and 2.70
MK, sold at SF Supermarket. Lead concentration (ppm) 2.99
Swad, sold at Patel Brothers. Lot code KX21223 / Lead concentration (ppm) 2.12
Because these products have long shelf lives, the FDA says consumers need to check their cabinets, spice racks, pantries, etc. The products should not be eaten, sold, or served. If you have any of these brands, please throw them away.
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