The FDA Just Announced More Ground Cinnamon Products With Lead Contamination

The FDA Just Announced More Ground Cinnamon Products With Lead Contamination

Check your pantry shelves again.Allrecipes/Adobe StockIn the spring of 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide alert regarding several brands of ground cinnamon that contained elevated levels of lead. Since then, the federal agency has issued two updates, adding more contaminated products to the alert. Now, the FDA has revised the list once again to include its latest findings. As of Sept. 12, 2025, 12 brands of cin…

Lead concerns prompt FDA to update cinnamon contamination alert

Consumers are being urged to check their spice racks as health officials announces that samples of Jiva Organic ground cinnamon may pose a risk