{"id":1676,"date":"2024-03-08T15:19:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/fda-warns-consumers-to-stop-using-six-brands-of-ground-cinnamon-found-to-have-high-levels-of-lead\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T15:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:19:27","slug":"fda-warns-consumers-to-stop-using-six-brands-of-ground-cinnamon-found-to-have-high-levels-of-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/fda-warns-consumers-to-stop-using-six-brands-of-ground-cinnamon-found-to-have-high-levels-of-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA warns consumers to stop using six brands of ground cinnamon found to have high levels of lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon products, and its experts now say that the lead contamination extends beyond the cinnamon applesauce pouches that were recalled in October. <\/p>\n

The agency\u00a0said Wednesday that\u00a0expanded testing has identified several brands of ground cinnamon with elevated levels of lead. <\/p>\n

The\u00a0FDA says\u00a0that more than 460 confirmed and suspected cases of lead poisoning have been tied to applesauce pouches sold under the WanaBana, Schnucks or Weis brands that were flavored with cinnamon imported from Ecuador.\u00a0Those cases, many of them in children, are still under investigation. <\/p>\n

The agency\u00a0said\u00a0Wednesday that it\u2019s sent a\u00a0letter\u00a0to all US cinnamon manufacturers, processors, distributors and facility operators to remind them of their obligation to prevent contamination. <\/p>\n

It has also expanded its testing to brands of ground cinnamon from discount retailers and analyzed those samples for lead and chromium. Based on its survey, the FDA is recommending recalls of ground cinnamon from six distributors. <\/p>\n

Although the levels of lead found in the ground cinnamon products are far lower than what was found in some cinnamon applesauce pouches, the agency is advising consumers that prolonged exposure to these products may be unsafe. <\/p>\n

The FDA has advised manufacturers to recall these products and says consumers who have them at home should stop using them and throw them away. <\/p>\n

The brands are: <\/p>\n

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