Food recall

EL Chilar Huff recall: Lisy Ground Cinnamon Canela Molida NET WT./CONT

EL Chilar Huff, of Apopka, FL, recalled Lisy Ground Cinnamon Canela Molida NET WT./CONT. The FDA's reason: “Sample collected by NY Department of Agriculture tested positive for high levels of lead (2.39 ppm) in ground cinnamon.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on June 26, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 31, 2019. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed January 23, 2020

The recall

Company
EL Chilar Huff (Apopka, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Sample collected by NY Department of Agriculture tested positive for high levels of lead (2.39 ppm) in ground cinnamon.”
Where it was sold
Product sent to distributors in FL, NC, MD and NJ
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
83238

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1947-2019 Class II

    Lisy Ground Cinnamon Canela Molida NET WT./CONT. NETO 13 OZ (368g) and 2 OZ (57g)

    Codes: ITEM 1113; UPC 096786300137; LOTS E352 and E360; Exp 2021 ITEM 814; UPC 096786600534; LOT E360

    Quantity: 1266 jars of lot E352; 1680 jars of lot E360; 384 (2 oz) jars of E360 i

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of July 31, 2019.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.