Ground cinnamon recalled for containing elevated levels of lead
SLR Food Distribution is recalling 15 cases of Wise Wife Ground Cinnamon because the product contains elevated levels of lead.
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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: elevated lead in a food spice is a hazard, and no illnesses are reported.
Plain-English summary
Wise Wife Ground Cinnamon is being recalled because it contains elevated levels of lead.
The recall covers 15 cases carrying UPC 0 688474 302853, distributed in New York, Minnesota, Florida, Oklahoma and Ohio. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.
The enforcement record states the elevated lead levels and reports no illnesses. Lead exposure is of particular concern in young children.
Anyone holding the product should not use it and should follow the retailer's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Wise Wife Ground Cinnamon
- Manufacturer
- SLR Food Distribution, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Spices
- Affected units
- 15
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)
- UPC code: 0 688474 302853
Distribution
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