Testing found elevated levels of lead in these cinnamon products, an FDA warning says


Six ground cinnamon products sold by discount store chains were the subject of an FDA warning over elevated lead levels Wednesday afternoon.

The FDA began testing some discount store products for lead and chromium content after the fall and winter mass recalls of cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to heightened levels of lead in children. Lead levels measured such, the warning noted, “that prolonged exposure to these products may be unsafe.”

But the below products have 1/1000th of the lead found in the cinnamon applesauce made by Austrofoods, which the FDA points out measured between 2,270 to 5,110 parts per million in the cinnamon.

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Though the FDA has requested each manufacturer aside from MTCI — the agency says it’s “been unable to reach MTCI to share our findings” — issue a recall of the below products, none have been recalled yet. The vast majority of food recalls are not ordered by the FDA or USDA, but are made voluntarily by manufacturers, sometimes after agency request.

Here’s what you need to know.

The cinnamon in question

Information about the cinnamon products in the warning (“ppm” stands for “parts per million”). If you have any of these products, toss them into the garbage or try to return them to the store for a refund. Until an actual recall is issued, take a copy of this story or the FDA warning when you return it.

Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon. Sold at: Dollar Tree, Family Dollar. Lot Nos.: 09E8, best by 09/29/25, tested lead concentration, 3.37 ppm; 04E11, best by 04/17/25, 2.26 ppm; 12C2, best by 12/19/25, 2.03 ppm; 04ECB12, best by 04/12/25, 2.34 ppm; 08A__, best by 08/24/25, 3.14 ppm; 04E5, best by 04/21/25, 3.12 and 2.88; 09E20 (only in Missouri), best by 09-22-205, 3.13. Distributed by Chesapeake, Virginia’s Greenbriar International.

Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon

La Fiesta Canale Molida. Sold at: La Superior SuperMercados. Lot No.: 25033, tested lead concentration, 2.73 ppm. Distributed by: La Miranda, California’s La Fiesta Food Products.

La Fiesta Canela Molida

La Fiesta Canela Molida

Marcum Ground Cinnamon. Sold at: Save A Lot stores. Lot Nos.: 10D8, best by 10/16/25, tested lead concentration, 3.2 ppm; and 0400B1, best by 04/06/25, 2.7 ppm. Distributed by: Saint Ann, Missouri’s Moran Foods.

Marcum Ground Cinnamon

Marcum Ground Cinnamon

Swad Cinnamon Powder. Sold at: Patel Brothers. Lot No.: KX21223, tested lead concentration, 2.12 ppm. Distributed by: Skokie, Illinois’ Raja Foods.

Swad Cinnamon Powder

Swad Cinnamon Powder

MK Cinnamon Powder. Sold at: SF Supermarket. Lot No.: None designated, tested lead concentration, 2.99 ppm. Distributed by: Santa Fe Springs, California’s MTCI.

MK Cinnamon Powder

MK Cinnamon Powder

El Chilar Canale Molida. Sold at: La Joya Morelense in Baltimore. Lot Nos.: F275EX1026, tested lead concentration, 3.4 ppm; and D300EX1024, 2.9 ppm. Distributed by: Apoka, Florida’s El Chilar.

El Chilar Canale Molida

El Chilar Canale Molida

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