Lower levels may be absorbed from water or soil when the cinnamon tree is growing, per PBS. But according to a report in The Washington Post, cinnamon manufacturers may also intentionally add lead ...

For more than 70 years, Mitchell, Ind., has celebrated the persimmon with annual fall festival full of baked treats, parade ...

The spice is made of dried bark from various trees of the Cinnamomum genus, while cinnamon essential oils are extracted from the tree’s bark, leaves, fruits, and flowers. Research suggests that ...

There's no clear information about whether the cinnamon became contaminated during growing, manufacturing ... for this much lead were from the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar.

And if you believe that cinnamon isn't a verb, you are incorrect (at least in my book). Still, my love of this tree-bark spice could certainly be shaken by my healthy aversion to neurotoxic things ...

Cinnamon may have a higher lead level risk because cinnamon trees grow for years before their bark is harvested, giving them more time to absorb lead in the soil. In small amounts, lead exposure ...

Fellow Americans, we need to admit we have a problem with cinnamon. Along with vanilla, it’s the default spice for anything sweet. To be fair, this warm and fragrant spice is a match made in ...

MORE:Lead-tainted applesauce pouches on Dollar Tree shelves for weeks after recall: FDA How does lead get into cinnamon in the first place? Cinnamon trees take about ten years to grow giving ample ...

Cinnamon is made from dried shoots of harvested tree bark and is largely grown in Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Sri Lanka. Lead may be found naturally in soil, but contamination also can occur ...

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According to Shumow, the 10 or so years cinnamon trees need to grow before the bark can be harvested makes the spice particularly prone to lead contamination simply because the plant has a long ...

Before a recent report found high levels of lead in at least a dozen companies' cinnamon powders, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had been issuing recalls in 2024 for several brands ...