Shahzada Cinnamon Powder Recalled for Elevated Lead Content
Shahzada brand Cinnamon Powder is being recalled due to elevated lead content detected in the product. The affected 7 oz packets were distributed in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses mentioned in the source. The detection of elevated lead content (2,030 ppb) constitutes a risk-of-harm product, meeting the rubric criterion for Score 3 (High severity): risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Advance Food International Inc. is recalling Shahzada brand Cinnamon Powder due to elevated lead content. The affected product is a 7 oz (200g) packet of cinnamon powder sold in clear plastic zip-top bags.
Lead was detected in the product at levels of 2,030 parts per billion.
The recalled product was distributed in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The recall involves 120 packets.
Consumers should not use this product. For questions or concerns, contact Advance Food International Inc. or your local health department.
The recalled product
- Product
- Shahzada brand Pulses and Spices; Cinnamon Powder; 7 oz (200g); packaged in clear plastic zip-top bags
- Manufacturer
- Advance Food International Inc.
- Category
- Food — Spices and Seasonings
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 120
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- No codes.
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