51 Lior Cinnamon Recall Tips - Lead Safety Steps

By Find a Tip Editorial Team · Published September 26, 2026

Check Your Container

The recall covers Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning from Galil Importing Corp of Hauppauge, New York.
The product comes in a transparent plastic container holding 90 grams, or 3.2 ounces.
Look for UPC 794711005484 on the packaging.
The affected lot code is GAP11304, printed on the side of the container just below the ingredient list.
The cinnamon was distributed between 18 November 2025 and 7 September 2026.
It was sold in six states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida and Illinois.
The company announced the recall on 24 September 2026, and the FDA posted it the same day.
If you have moved cinnamon into another jar and cannot tell which brand it was, it is safer to throw it away than to guess.

The FDA notice says not to eat the product and to either throw it away or return it to the store for a refund.
Galil Importing Corp can be reached on 1-516-496-7400, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm Eastern time.
Take a photo of the label, UPC and lot code before you throw the container away, in case you need proof for a refund.
Seal the container in a bag before putting it in the bin so children and pets cannot get into it.
Do not donate or give away recalled cinnamon, even if the container is unopened.
Throw out homemade spice mixes, sugar blends or rubs that contain the recalled cinnamon.
Wash measuring spoons and spice jars that held the product before you use them again.

The Maryland Department of Health collected and tested a sample, which showed elevated levels of lead.
The recall notice does not give the exact amount of lead found.
No illnesses had been reported when the recall was announced.
The notice on the FDA website is the company's own announcement, which the FDA publishes so consumers can find it in one place.
Lead can end up in spices through contaminated soil, processing equipment or deliberate adulteration, so testing is the only reliable way to catch it.

The FDA says there is no known safe level of lead exposure.
Lead is a metal and does not break down with heat, so baking or toasting cinnamon does not make it safe.
Lead is most harmful while the brain is developing, before birth and in early childhood.
In children, higher exposure can cause learning disabilities, behaviour problems and lower IQ.
Young children face more risk because their bodies are small and their brains are still developing quickly.
In adults, long-term lead exposure is linked to kidney problems, high blood pressure and cognitive decline.
The FDA's interim reference level for lead from food is 2.2 micrograms a day for children.
The FDA's interim reference level for women of childbearing age is 8.8 micrograms a day.

Most children with lead in their blood have no obvious symptoms, so you cannot rule out exposure by watching for signs.
The CDC says a blood test is the best way to find out whether a child has been exposed to lead.
If a young child in your home regularly ate the recalled cinnamon, talk to their healthcare provider about a blood lead test.
If you are pregnant and used the product often, mention it to your doctor or midwife.
Occasional use of a recalled spice carries far less exposure than daily use, and a doctor can help you judge whether testing makes sense.
Blood lead is measured in micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL).
The CDC's blood lead reference value for children is 3.5 µg/dL.
That value identifies children with more lead than about 97.5 percent of US children aged one to five.
The reference value is not a safety threshold: the CDC says no safe blood lead level in children has been identified.

In October 2023, WanaBana apple cinnamon pouches for children were recalled because the cinnamon they contained had high levels of lead.
The pouches measured between 2,270 and 5,110 parts per million of lead, far higher than the later ground cinnamon cases.
On 7 March 2024 the FDA warned consumers about six brands of ground cinnamon with elevated lead.
Those brands were La Fiesta, Marcum, MK, Swad, El Chilar and Supreme Tradition.
The 2024 products tested at 2.03 to 3.4 parts per million of lead.
Some of those products were sold through discount chains such as Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Save A Lot.
Since then the FDA has continued to monitor ground cinnamon through state testing of retail products.

Keep spices in their original packaging, or copy the brand, UPC and lot code onto any jar you move them into.
Eating a varied diet limits how much of any single contaminant you get from one food, which is the FDA's general advice.
Be most careful with foods eaten often by babies and toddlers, such as fruit purées and cereals flavoured with cinnamon.
Check the FDA's recalls page, or sign up for its email alerts, when a spice recall is in the news.
A lower price does not mean a spice is unsafe, but a brand you cannot trace makes recalls harder to check.
Keep receipts for spices bought in bulk or from smaller shops, so you can tell whether a lot code matches later.
Store spice jars out of reach of small children, who sometimes eat or lick powders directly.