Consumer Reports Reveals Dangerous Lead Levels in Some Cinnamon Brands

According to The nonprofit organization reported that top levels of lead were detected in several brands of cinnamon from some spice corporations.

How focuses on assessing the protection of products through performance reports. A recent wave of test results showed abnormally high levels of lead in cinnamon powder and multispice powders from 12 brands tested, including “Paras, EGN, Mimi’s Products, Bowl & Basket, Rani Brand, Zara Foods, Three Rivers, Yu Yee Brand, BaiLiFeng, Spicy King, Badia and Deep.”

Consumer Reports found that the list of brands had lead levels in cinnamon products that exceeded 1 part per million ppm. According to the nonprofit, any higher level means the products ought to be recalled. Food safety experts advised people to “avoid these products” due to results of their study.

Consumer Reports’ director of food safety research and testing, James Rogers, explained that eating 1 / 4 teaspoon of any of the brand’s cinnamon products exposes the patron to more lead than an individual should eat in a complete day.

Rogers continued: “If you have one of these products, we believe you should throw it away. “Even small amounts of lead pose a risk because it can build up in the body over time and stay there for years, seriously damaging your health.”

According to the Mayo Clinic, repeated exposure to steer may cause “a weakened immune system, reproductive problems, kidney damage, mood disorders, cognitive problems, and high blood pressure in adults, (and) in children, lead exposure may contribute to slowed growth and development, behavioral problems, seizures, and other physical symptoms.”

After the findings were released by Consumer Reports, Paras and EGN assured the nonprofit that they might pull their cinnamon powder products from stores and stop selling them.

Deep, Yu Yee Brand and Mimis have denied the allegations, saying they’ve “tested their product or relied on their suppliers’ testing.”

They claimed that “no lead exceeding 1 part per million was found in our ground cinnamon.”