Lead present in your cinnamon if you use these 12 products in US; Check full list and side effects here
food safety, a new report has revealed one dozen of 36 cinnamon products contain elevated levels of lead. The study, by Consumer Reports, documented levels that were far lower than the amounts discovered last year.
The team who revealed alarming details showed 12 items sold at discount stores and ethnic markets contain lead levels reaching 3.5 parts per million. New York, the only state with strict lead standards for spices, has issued a recall for various spices, including curry powder, chili powder, cumin, and five-spice powder, if they contain more than 1 part per million of lead. Consumer Reports recommends discarding any spices that meet or exceed this threshold.
Just a quarter teaspoon of any of those products has more lead than you should consume in an entire day, says James Rogers, PhD, the director of food safety research and testing at CR. “If you have one of those products, we think you should throw it away,” he added further.
“Even small amounts of lead pose a risk because, over time, it can accumulate in the body and remain there for years, seriously harming health,” Rogers added.
Among the 12 brands that fared the worst in testing, the highest levels of lead were detected in Paras cinnamon powder (3.52 ppm) and EGN cinnamon powder (2.91 ppm).
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