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Ground cinnamon sold at discount stores is tainted with lead, FDA warns (apnews.com)

submitted 8 months ago by MarcoPOLO to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the company is from Ecuador and grinds spices for a lot of brands, not just US brands.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So the article doesn't say how it got contaminated, was it on accident or are they adding lead on purpose for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If someone is doing it on purpose, lead is supposedly sweet. If not lead could be used in pipes or making of tools.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Nile Red making lead sugar

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I read somewhere a while back regarding the contaminated apple sauce, that it may be added intentionally since the ground cinnamon powder is generally sold by weight, and I guess lead is cheaper per gram than cinnamon? I believe there's also a few ways it could become contaminated accidentally.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Damn, if they're adding it to increase weight that's scummy AF