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FDA issues alert on ground cinnamon products

They can be found at discount retailers

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

March 7, 2024

1 Min Read
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The FDA wants suppliers to recall the products voluntarily.Dollar Tree

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning discount retailers like Dollar Tree and Family Dollar that ground cinnamon products are contaminated with high levels of lead and should be taken off the shelves.

Save A Lot stores also sell the tainted cinnamon, and the FDA wants suppliers to make a voluntary recall.

The products included in the safety alert include La Fiesta brand sold by La Superior and SuperMercados; Marcum brand sold by Save A Lot; MK brands sold by SF Supermarket; Swad brand which can be found at Patel Brothers; El Chilar brand sold by La Joya Morelense; and Supreme Tradition brand found at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar.  

Dollar Tree and Family Dollar have pulled the cinnamon products from shelves.

“Removing the ground cinnamon products in this alert from the market will prevent them from contributing elevated amounts of lead to the diets of children,” the alert said.

The safety alert stems from the October 2023 recall of cinnamon applesauce pouches that led to almost 500 child illnesses in the U.S. At the time of the recall the FDA executed a targeted survey of cinnamon products sold at discount stores.

A North Carolina family is suing WanaBana, which manufactures the applesauce pouches, and Dollar Tree.

No illnesses linked to the latest safety alert have been reported.

 

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About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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