Consumer Reports is urging consumers to throw out their cinnamon if it was manufactured by one of a dozen companies.

Last Halloween, the FDA said that some cinnamon, a spice loved by many kids and adults, was contaminated with lead, a metal that can cause irreversible damage in babies and young children.

Consumer Reports is urging consumers to throw out their cinnamon if it was manufactured by one of a dozen companies.

These include ground cinnamon and organic ground cinnamon sold by 365 Whole Foods Market, which contained 0.12 ppm and 0.02 ppm of lead, respectively.

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The company sourced cinnamon manufactured in Ecuador that was tainted with lead chromate, an additive that seeks to brighten the spice. There were at least 500 cases across the U.S. of children ...

That’s far lower than the 2,000 to 5,000 parts per million detected in ground cinnamon in pouches of WanaBana and other brands of cinnamon apple puree that sickened more than 500 U.S. children ...

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The levels of lead in cinnamon used to manufacture those products ranged from 2,270 to 5,110 parts per million, indicating food adulteration. The manufacturing plant was investigated by the FDA.

High levels of lead were found in 12 brands of cinnamon powder and multi-spice powders, according to testing released Thursday by Consumer Reports, a nonprofit that helps consumers evaluate goods ...

FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here's what you need to know. Stick and ground cinnamon is displayed for a photograph in Concord, N.H., on March 2, 2008.

U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded.