According to Consumer Reports, a third of the cinnamon powders it tested had high lead levels.
According to Consumer Reports, 12 of the 36 items it tested had lead levels above 1 part per million. While there are no federal guidelines for heavy metals in spices, the state of New York uses the 1 part per million threshold to trigger a recall.
Cinnamon powder sold by Paras had the highest lead levels with 3.52 ppm (parts per million), according to the report.
The 11 other powders that Consumer Reports urged people to avoid were: EGN Cinnamon Powder (2.91 ppm), Mimi’s Products Ground Cinnamon (2.03 ppm), Bowl & Basket Ground Cinnamon (1.82 ppm), Rani Brand Ground Cinnamon (1.39 ppm), Zara Foods Cinnamon Powder (1.27 ppm), Three Rivers Cinnamon Stick Powder (1.26 ppm), Yu Yee Brand Five Spice Powder (1.25 ppm), BaiLiFeng Five Spice Powder (1.15 ppm), Spicy King Five Spices Powder (1.05 ppm), Badia Cinnamon Powder (1.03 ppm), …