Michigan Avoid These 12 Cinnamon Brands – Here’s Why

Cinnamon is getting a bad reputation in 2024 since it has been recalled several times due to elevated lead levels.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already issued three major recalls focusing on different cinnamon brands, but at this point, it is hard for shoppers to keep up, especially as the fall season grows closer.

So thank goodness for Consumer Reports.

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Consumer Reports performed lead tests on a few cinnamon brands from grocery stores and specialty spice shops.

They have figured out which cinnamon brands Michigan residents should avoid and which ones are safe - for now.

12 Cinnamon Brands You Should Not Use

According to Consumer Reports. these are the cinnamon brands you should avoid due to containing the most lead.

• Paras cinnamon powder (3.52 ppm)
• 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)
• Deep cinnamon powder (1.02 ppm)

Cinnamon Brands That You Can Use

As for the safest cinnamon brands to use, thankfully, there are quite a few.

• 365 Whole Food Market organic ground cinnamon (0.02 ppm)
• Loisa organic cinnamon (0.04 ppm)
• Morton & Bassett San Francisco 100% organic ground cinnamon (0.04 ppm)
• Sadaf cinnamon powder (0.04 ppm)
• 365 Whole Foods Market ground cinnamon (0.12 ppm)
• Sadaf seven spice (0.15 ppm)

Consumer Reports also shared a few brands that fall in an in-between category. They are the worst, but they are also not the best.

• McCormick ground cinnamon (0.23 ppm)
• Simply Organic cinnamon (0.28 ppm)
• Bassett San Francisco ground cinnamon (0.55 ppm)
• Good & Gather ground cinnamon (0.56 ppm)
• Trader Joe's organic ground cinnamon (0.69 ppm)
• Great Value ground cinnamon (0.79 ppm)
• Kirkland Signature organic Saigon cinnamon (0.80 ppm)

So before you make your pies, PSLs, and more, check your pantry to see which cinnamon you have.

For more information, you can read the full Consumer Reports findings.