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Elevated Lead Levels in Cinnamon prompt FDA Warning and Recalls

Bill Marler

Through product testing, the FDA has determined that the ground cinnamon products listed in the table below contain elevated levels of lead and that prolonged exposure to these products may be unsafe. The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and not to buy these ground cinnamon products. What is the problem?

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FDA Human Foods Program Reveals Work Plans for 2025

Food Safety Magazine

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Human Foods Program has published a list of priority work it intends to deliver upon in Fiscal Year 2025, spanning microbiological food safety, food chemical safety, and nutrition.

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FDA warns consumers to throw out certain ground cinnamon in wake of lead poisoning outbreak

Food Safety News

In response to the problem with elevated levels of lead in cinnamon in children’s applesauce and recalls of products in the fall of 2023, the FDA initiated a review of ground cinnamon and has issued warnings. The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and to not buy these ground cinnamon products. Greenbriar International, Inc.

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Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, FDA Bring Back Joint Webinar Series on Food Safety Culture

Food Safety Magazine

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the return of their joint Food Safety Culture webinar series, kicking off in January 2025. The Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness and the U.S.

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FDA Seeks $7.2 Billion Budget for 2025, a 7.4 Percent Increase

Food Safety Magazine

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting $7.2 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year 2025 proposed budget.

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FDA shutdown looms; webinar today explores different FDA scenarios 

Food Safety News

— COMMENTARY — By Steven Grossman, executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA On Sept. The Alliance for a Stronger FDA had already circulated a shutdown toolkit for FDA stakeholders. FDA still faces a range of outcomes from a modest increase to a devastating cut. The threat was real. 19 and on Jan.

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FDA Highlights Steps Taken to Ensure Safety of Cinnamon Products

Food Safety Tech

The FDA has announced several additional steps it is taking to address concerns about elevated lead levels. The FDA has been unable to reach MTCI to share its findings and request that the company initiate a recall. The post FDA Highlights Steps Taken to Ensure Safety of Cinnamon Products appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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