Ground cinnamon sold in U.S. discount stores is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon sold by stores including the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar contains lead at levels that could be unsafe for people, particularly children, with prolonged exposure to the spice. The agency urged suppliers to recall the products voluntarily.

Cinnamon products included in the agency’s safety alert include the La Fiesta brand sold by La Superior and SuperMercados; Marcum brand sold by Save A Lot stores; MK brands sold by SF Supermarket; Swad brand sold by Patel Brothers; El Chilar brand sold by La Joya Morelense; and Supreme Tradition brand sold by Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
      39·
      9 months ago

      I mean, you can’t get the levels to zero. Food is grown outside where animals poop, and then the ingredients are stored in warehouses and silos that can’t be made entirely impermeable.

      No one sets the limit at zero because it’s almost impossible to achieve. What everyone does is look at how much is safe and then set a limit well below that.

      If you’ve eaten food from a garden you’ve eaten food that’s about as dirty as anything else the FDA allows.

      • Krauerking@lemy.lol
        1·
        9 months ago

        Right? I don’t get why we insist on running away from the world. Can learn how to limit bad things but they will happen and you will eat some fesces. Rules are good, but thinking perfection is achievable isn’t.