Check Your Cinnamon Michigan The FDA Just Expanded a Lead Alert

Before you get ready to throw that cinnamon on that toast in the morning, or inside of your French toast, you may want to put the brakes on and check your spice rack. The FDA just expanded a public health alert on ground cinnamon after finding elevated levels of lead in multiple brands, many of which were distributed to Michigan.

Lead can build up in the body over time and is especially dangerous for kids and pregnant people.

What the FDA Found

The latest alert adds more brands to a list that has been growing since 2024. Recent recalls and FDA "do not use" warnings, add brands like Durra and Haetae/HT, with other labels including Roshni, Wise Wife, and Jiva Organic, after testing was done.

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If your cinnamon matches a recalled brand, stop using it immediately and toss it. Cinnamon lasts a long time, too, so don't assume that just because it is an older bottle that it could be safe.

One recall notice specifically lists distribution to states like California as well as Michigan. That means the recall could have been on a shelf you purchased cinnamon from.

Symptoms and When to Test

If you're unsure if your cinnamon is one of the ones being recalled, you can cross-check the brand, size, and lot info on the FDA's page before you go to cook anything.

If your child has been eating any of the recalled products, you can talk to your doctor about doing a blood test. Symptoms of lead poisoning aren't always obvious. This also follows last year's cinnamon-applesauce crisis, which caused hundreds of pediatric lead cases nationwide.