Dried Cinnamon Powder Recalled for Elevated Lead Contamination
Super Brand Dried Cinnamon Powder (4 oz) distributed across nine states is being recalled due to elevated lead levels. Consumers should discard purchased containers.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Lead contamination in food represents a genuine risk-of-harm product per FDA criteria, with particular danger to children and pregnant women. No reported illnesses or injuries are documented in the recall notice, placing this at Score 3 rather than the Score 4 threshold which requires FDA Class II with hospitalization reports.
Plain-English summary
Super Brand Dried Cinnamon Powder (4 oz / 113g, UPC 610232012476) manufactured by Kim-Seng Company is being recalled due to elevated lead contamination exceeding 2 parts per million (ppm). The product was distributed to retail locations in California, Nevada, Kansas, Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, Colorado, Virginia, and North Carolina.
The recall was initiated voluntarily by Kim-Seng Company on November 1, 2024, after elevated lead levels were identified. Lead is a neurotoxin that poses particular health risks to children and pregnant women, affecting developmental and neurological function.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it and should discard any containers in their possession. Retailers who received the product should remove it from shelves and return inventory to the distributor. The FDA terminated this recall on January 10, 2025.
The recalled product
- Product
- "***SUPER***BRAND***DRIED CINNAMON POWDER***Net Wt: 4oz(113g)***PRODUCT OF CHINA***DISTRIBUTOR: IHA BEVERAGE COMMERCE, CA, 90040***"UPC#610232012476
- Manufacturer
- Kim-Seng Company
- Category
- Food — Spice / Seasoning
- Hazard
- lead-contamination
- heavy-metal
Distribution
Distributed in 9 states:
- AR
- CA
- CO
- GA
- KS
- NC
- NV
- TX
- VA
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