Wise Wife Ground Cinnamon Recalled for Elevated Lead in 14 States
Check your spice rack for Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon with UPC 0688474302754. Don't use it. Toss it or return it for a refund.
RECALL ALERT · Facts and wording from the FDA notice. Check the official notice for updates.
Check your spice rack today
- Look for Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon in a 110 g (3.88 oz) clear plastic container with a black screw-top cap
- Check the back label for UPC 0688474302754 and a Best Before date of 4/25/2027
- If it matches, don’t use it. FDA says to discard it or return it to where you bought it for a full refund
- Questions: SLR Food Distribution Inc. at 1-516-437-3782 or slrusaorder@gmail.com, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
What's recalled
| Product | Size and packaging | UPC | Best Before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon | 110 g (3.88 oz) clear plastic container, black screw-top cap | 0688474302754 | 4/25/2027 |
According to the company announcement posted by FDA on October 29, 2026, the cinnamon was distributed to retail stores and grocery stores between September 8, 2025, and June 28, 2026, in these 14 states:
Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The notice doesn’t name a store chain.
Consumers should not consume the recalled product.The WellWham perspective
How it was found
The recall started after a sample collected and analyzed by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station showed elevated levels of lead, according to the notice. The notice doesn’t say how much lead was found. No illnesses have been reported to date.
What FDA says about lead
In the notice’s own words: “Short-term exposure to very low levels of lead may not elicit any symptoms. Increased blood lead levels may be the only apparent sign of lead exposure.” It adds that effects depend on the amount and duration of exposure and on a person’s age and body weight, and that “if a child is exposed to enough lead for a prolonged period of time, such as weeks to months, permanent damage to the central nervous system may occur.”
Our read: cinnamon keeps showing up in lead recalls
This is our analysis. This is the second ground cinnamon lead recall we’ve covered this month, after Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning on October 12. Ground spices are easy to forget in the back of a cabinet, and this one was distributed over more than nine months.
Reality check
The notice gives no lead level, so there’s no way to say how much is in a given jar. What you can do is simple: check the UPC and date, and if it matches, it goes.
The close
Cinnamon lasts forever in the cabinet.
This jar shouldn’t. Check the label tonight.
Sources
- SLR Food Distribution Inc., “SLR Food Distribution Inc. Recalls Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon Due to Elevated Lead Levels,” company announcement posted by FDA, October 29, 2026: fda.gov
Source: FDA · Official FDA notice
