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Consumers should not purchase half a dozen ground cinnamon products sold by retailers including Family Dollar and Dollar Tree because they contain elevated levels of lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday in an public health alert.

The warning, which also urged folks to check their spice racks and throw out any of six items, comes after nationwide recalls of lead-tainted applesauce linked to 468 poisonings, mostly involving young children. 

Amid the concern for lead toxicity in kids, the FDA initiated a targeted survey of ground cinnamon products from discount retail stores and analyzed the samples for lead and chromium. The agency found elevated levels of the metals in six brands: 

  • La Fiesta, sold at La Superior and SuperMercados 
  • Marcum, sold at Save A Lot 
  • MTCI, sold at SF Supermarket
  • Swad, sold at Patel Brothers
  • Supreme Tradition, sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar
  • El Chilar, sold at La Joya Morelense
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    La Fiesta ground cinnamon is one of six cinnamon products found to contain high levels of lead. 

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration


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    Marcum ground cinnamon is one of six cinnamon products found to contain lead.

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration


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    MTCI cinnamon poweder is one of six cinnamon products found to contain high levels of lead.

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration


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    Swad cinnamon powder is one of six cinnamon product found to contain high levels of lead.

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration


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    Supreme Tradition round cinnamon is one of six products found to contain lead.

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration


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    El Chilar ground cinnamon is one of six cinnamon products found to contain high levels of lead.

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration


The FDA is recommending that the manufacturers of the products recall them, with the exception of MTCI cinnamon, as the agency has not been able to reach the company. 

Most people do not have obvious immediate symptoms of lead exposure, but prolonged exposure to the metals could be unsafe.

Exposure to lead in utero, infancy and early childhood can lead to harmful neurological effects like learning and behavior disabilities and lowered IQ, according to the regulator. 


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