But before you start sprinkling it on everything you eat, you should know that consuming too much of it can bring about not-so-sweet consequences. Here's what cinnamon is, how it can boost ...

Consumer Reports is urging consumers to throw out their cinnamon if it was manufactured by one of a dozen companies.

Think beyond the cinnamon shaker, and swap powdered cinnamon for these warm, spicy alternatives. Food & Wine / Getty Images Fellow Americans, we need to admit we have a problem with cinnamon ...

Recent testing conducted by Consumer Reports found that 12 ground cinnamon powders and spice blends contain lead at levels higher than 1 part per million (ppm), enough to meet standards for a ...

There is some evidence that cinnamon sticks have lower lead levels than ground spice. Lead levels in ground cinnamon sold in the U.S. and analyzed by Consumer Reports ranged from 0.02 to 3.52 ...

Spice Class brand of ground cinnamon was distributed to retailers in New York City between December 1, 2023 and May 15, 2024. So far, no illnesses have been reported.

A kitchen spice rack. The FDA has added nine ground cinnamon products to a public health alert after tests revealed unsafe levels of lead. JakeOlimb/iStock / Getty Images Plus ...

Morton & Bassett San Francisco 100% organic ground cinnamon, Loisa organic cinnamon and Sadaf cinnamon powder tested at 0.04 ppm of lead. Sadaf seven spice blend was higher, with 0.15 ppm of lead.

The Consumer Reports study included ground cinnamon as well as spice blends, such as five-spice powder and garam masala, purchased online and in 17 stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York ...

The ground cinnamon powders and spice blends tested by Consumer Reports showed lead levels above 1 part per million (ppm), which is a level used by New York state to indicate products that ...