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March 6, 2024 from the FDA:

Through product testing, the FDA has determined that the ground cinnamon products listed in the table below contain elevated levels of lead and that prolonged exposure to these products may be unsafe.

The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and not to buy these ground cinnamon products. The FDA has recommended that the firms voluntarily recall these products, with the exception of the MTCI cinnamon. The FDA has been unable to reach MTCI to share our findings and request that the company initiate a recall. The FDA will update this notice with the communications from firms that voluntarily agree to recall as we receive them.

Distributor	Retailers	Brand Names(s)	Lots/Codes	Lead Concentration (ppm)	Product Image
La Fiesta Food Products La Miranda, CA	La Superior SuperMercados	La Fiesta	25033	2.73
Moran Foods, LLC Saint Ann, MO	Save A Lot	Marcum	Best By: 10/16/25 10D8 04/06/25 0400B1	3.20 2.70
MTCI Santa Fe Springs, CA	SF Supermarket	MK	No codes	2.99
Raja Foods LLC Skokie, IL	Patel Brothers	Swad	KX21223	2.12
Greenbriar International, Inc. Chesapeake, VA	Dollar Tree Family Dollar	Supreme Tradition	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 2025-09-22 09E20 (Missouri)	3.37 2.26 2.03 2.34 3.14 3.12 2.88 3.13
El Chilar Apopka, FL	La Joya Morelense (Baltimore, MD)	El Chilar	F275EX1026 (Maryland) D300EX1024 (Maryland)	3.40 2.93

Individual alert have been issued for some of these products

• March 8, 2024 La Fiesta Food Products Recalls Cinnamon Ground Because of Possible Health Risk
• March 6, 2024 Raja Foods Skokie, IL Is Recalling “Swad Brand Cinnamon Powder 3.5OZ Retail Packs” for Possible Lead Contamination
• March 6, 2024 Colonna Brothers, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Recall for “1.5oz Marcum Ground Cinnamon & 2.25oz Supreme Tradition Ground Cinnamon” Because of Possible Health Risk Due to Elevated Lead Levels
• March 6, 2024 El Chilar Rodriguez LLC. Issues Voluntary Recall of El Chilar Ground Cinnamon “Canela Molida” Due to Elevated Lead Levels