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    Check your spices: Investigation finds high lead levels in cinnamon products

    By WSOCTV.com News Staff, Consumer Reports,

    1 days ago

    You may want to check your spice cabinet. A new investigation found high lead levels in cinnamon products.

    Consumer Reports tested 36 brands . It said 12 had high enough levels to deem a recall in the state of New York.

    ALSO READ: 82 illnesses linked to high lead levels in recalled fruit pouches, FDA says

    Right now, the FDA does not set lead-level thresholds for spices.

    The study comes after North Carolina sparked a major recall of lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches.

    Here’s a list of the brands Consumer Reports tested:

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    Ariel Watkins
    10h ago
    I love the section that tells us what not to use what’s OK to use and what’s best for you with the picture of the brand phenomenal thank you
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