Cinnamon powder recalled over potentially elevated levels of lead
TBC Distribution is recalling 5,598 units of Lucky Foods Cinnamon Powder 40g because the product may contain 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: potentially elevated lead in a food is a chemical hazard, and no illnesses are reported.
Plain-English summary
Lucky Foods Cinnamon Powder, 40 g, from TBC Distribution, is being recalled because the product may contain elevated levels of lead.
The recall covers 5,598 units carrying container code 15.09.2027. The product was distributed in North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Maryland, Florida, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Illinois. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.
Lead is a heavy metal with no safe exposure level, and repeated dietary exposure is the concern with a pantry spice. The enforcement record describes potentially elevated levels and reports no illnesses.
Anyone holding a container with that code should stop using it and follow the retailer's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lucky Foods Cinnamon Powder; 40g
- Manufacturer
- TBC Distribution Corporate
- Category
- Food — Spice
- Affected units
- 5,598
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)
- Container code: 15.09.2027
Distribution
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