From the U.S Food & Drug Administration

FDA Alert Concerning Certain Cinnamon Products Due to Presence of Elevated Levels of Lead

What is the problem?

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.

Products

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 10DB 04/06/25 0400B1 (Missouri)	3.20   2.90
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

Recommendations for consumers

• The FDA is advising consumers to stop using and dispose of these products. 
• Consumers should not eat, sell, or serve ground cinnamon products listed in the table above and should discard them.  
• These products have a long shelf life. Consumers should check their homes and discard these products.  
• If there’s suspicion that someone has been exposed to elevated levels of lead, talk to your healthcare provider. Most people have no obvious immediate symptoms of lead exposure.

Who to Contact

Health care professionals, patients and consumers are encouraged to report complaints and cases of exposure and adverse events to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.

To report a complaint or adverse event (illness or serious allergic reaction), you can

• Call an FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinator if you wish to speak directly to a person about your problem.
• Complete an electronic Voluntary MedWatch form online.
• Complete a paper Voluntary MedWatch form that can be mailed to FDA.

Read more on the FDA website here (external site)