SLR Food Distribution recalls Wise Wife brand ground cinnamon due to elevated lead levels

SLR Food Distribution Inc. of Hicksville, New York, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. The recall was initiated after a sample collected and analyzed by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station revealed elevated levels of lead in the product. Lead exposure can cause serious health problems, especially in children, including brain damage, developmental delays, and learning difficulties. Consumers should throw away the product and contact the company.

Product details

• ▪SLR Food Distribution Inc of Hicksville New York voluntarily recalls Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon

Contamination details

• ▪The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station detected elevated lead levels in a sample of the product

Health risks

• ▪Lead exposure can cause serious health problems especially in children including brain damage and developmental delays

Recall scope

• ▪The recall covers all packages of Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon

Regulatory response

• ▪The FDA has added Wise Wife brand to its public health alert for ground cinnamon products with elevated lead levels

Consumer guidance

• ▪Consumers should throw away the product and not consume it

Debatable claims

• ▪The recall process for food products contaminated with heavy metals should be faster and trigger automatically when unsafe levels are detected
• ▪FDA ground cinnamon lead testing relies on state partners rather than systematic federal monitoring leaving gaps in product safety oversight