(NewsNation) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded an existing recall for cinnamon that was found to contain elevated lead levels.
Ground cinnamon from HAETAE, Roshni, Durra and Wise Wife have joined a dozen other brands that “may be unsafe” to consume, according to the most recent updates from the FDA.
The elevated lead levels were discovered during state-level product testing, and the results were then verified by the FDA, according to the agency. An investigation into additional brands is underway, the FDA said.
“The FDA is continuing to analyze cinnamon and review sample results received from state partners who have been continuously sampling ground cinnamon at retail for elevated levels of lead,” the alert reads.
The recalled cinnamon brands currently include:
HAETAE
Roshni
Wise Wife
La Frontera
Durra, sold in California and Michigan
El Chilar, sold at El Torito Market
Marcum, sold at Save-A-Lot Food Stores
SWAD, sold at Patel Brothers
Supreme Tradition, sold at Dollar Tree
Compania Indillor Orientale, sold at Eurogrocery
ALB Flavor, sold at Eurogrocery
Shahzada, sold at Premium Supermarket
Spice Class, sold at Fish World
Jiva Organics, sold at Taj Supermarket in California
Super Brand, sold at Asian Supermarket in Little Rock, Ark.
Asli, sold at A&Y Global Market in Columbia, Mo.
Customers should refrain from purchasing the products named in the FDA’s notice. Those who already bought the recalled items are being instructed to dispose of them, as consuming the cinnamon could lead to elevated levels of lead in the blood, according to the FDA.
The agency recommended all the brands voluntarily recall their products, but has not yet been able to reach Haitai Inc., which produces the HAETAE-brand cinnamon.
As of September, no “illnesses or adverse events” had been reported in connection with the spice.
