FDA Warns of Lead Contamination in Additional Cinnamon Products
Agency reminds U.S. cinnamon manufacturers, processors, and distributors of contamination controls; recommends voluntary recall of certain products
The agency’s leading theory is that cinnamon added to the product was likely an “economically motivated” adulteration
Rizo Lopez Foods voluntarily recalls multiple products after link to Listeria outbreak.
The recalled products were sold in seven states; no illnesses yet reported
CDC reports that at least 47 people in 22 states have been sickened and 10 people have been hospitalized.