By Team TCP

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Your Herbs and Spices Might Contain Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead

CR tested 126 products from McCormick, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and other popular brands. Almost a third had heavy metal levels high enough to raise health concerns.

By Lisa L. Gill

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In 31 products, levels of lead were so high that they exceeded the maximum amount anyone should have in a day, according to CR’s experts...brand name didn’t matter, and neither did “organic” or “packed in USA” claims.

www.consumerreports.org/food-safety/your-herbs-and-spices-might-contain-arsenic-cadmium-and-lead/

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UPDATE: 6.3.24 - FYI:  

• The New York State Department of Agriculture has issued an urgent warning

• Consumers have been told not to consume Badia Spices cinnamon or ginger

• Lead was detected in the products, which are sold across the country  

Consumers have been warned not to eat certain ground cinnamon and ginger products after they were found to contain lead. 

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New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball issued an urgent advisory against the Badia Spices condiments on Monday. 

Analysis by New York State Food Laboratory found the products contained unsafe levels of lead - more than 1-part per million. No illnesses have been reported. 

Officials have warned consumers across the country to check their cupboards for the spices and to discard them immediately if found. 

Exposure to lead can cause serious health issues, including damage to the central nervous system,  and developmental defects in children. 

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Pregnant women and people with kidney defects are also particularly at risk. 

The ginger and cinnamon products are sold all over the US. 

FULL READ...

Spices with lead: www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/warning-issued-after-cinnamon-and-ginger-spices-found-to-contain-lead/ar-BB1nxZ9T?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=df8ecc6d7f554d7cbc998ed7260459b8&ei=18

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