The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon possibly containing lead

The FDA issues an alert for 6 brands of cinnamon possibly containing lead Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP U.S. Food and Drug Administration via AP The Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory for six brands of cinnamon due to possibly containing lead. La Fiesta, Marcum, MK, Swad, Supreme Tradition and El Chilar brands of ground cinnamon are typically sold at discount stores and contain between 2.03 and 3.4 parts per million of lead, the agency said. "It is important to note that the lead levels found in the ground cinnamon products listed above are significantly lower than lead levels in cinnamon in the recalled apple sauce pouches removed from the market this past fall," the FDA said. The FDA says lead contamination was traced to products from a cinnamon processing company called Carlos Aguilera of Ecuador — where regulators say the company in question is no longer operating.