Lead in cinnamon: Where do things stand, 1 year after a scary recall?

Lead in cinnamon: Where do things stand, 1 year after a scary recall? Enlarge this image toggle caption Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration That high-profile recall came after North Carolina officials investigating cases of children with elevated blood lead levels told the FDA that they identified apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches as the likely source. Lead chromate is suspected In last fall's recall, "lead chromate was detected in the cinnamon collected from the manufacturer in Ecuador of the WanaBana apple fruit puree pouches," an FDA spokesperson tells NPR. "The good news is that most of the children's blood lead levels have begun to decline since the recall," attorney Nicholas Williams of Motley Rice, a law firm representing parents, tells NPR. Sponsor Message Still, the FDA spokesperson says, the agency recommended a recall of products with "elevated lead levels ranging from 2.03 to 20 parts per million."