DCP Food Sampling of Ground Cinnamon Initiates Multistate Recall Due to Elevated Lead Levels

DCP Food Sampling of Ground Cinnamon Initiates Multistate Recall Due to Elevated Lead Levels

HARTFORD — The Department of Consumer Protection Food and Standards Team collected samples of Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon, resulting in a multistate recall due to elevated lead levels that may be unsafe to consume.

The samples were sent to the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station (CAES) for testing, which discovered high levels of lead. As a result, SLR Food Distribution Inc. of Hicksville, NY, voluntarily recalled the Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon in 14 states.

The samples were collected as part of the FDA Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) Sampling Program, a cooperative agreement program to conduct surveillance sampling and testing of foods as part of the national food safety system. DCP collects all samples which are tested by CAES.

“This multistate recall demonstrates the importance and hard work of the DCP Food Inspectors,” said DCP Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli. “Our Food and Standards Division ensures food sold in our state is safe to consume. Through their collaborative work with other states and state agencies, their impact doesn’t stop at Connecticut’s border...