Food recall

EL Chilar-HF, LLC recall: El Chilar, Canela Molida, Ground Cinnamon NET WT

EL Chilar-HF, LLC, of Apopka, FL, recalled El Chilar, Canela Molida, Ground Cinnamon NET WT. The FDA's reason: “Due to elevated levels of lead. Sample collected by Maryland Department Of Health (MDDH) tested positive for high levels of lead in ground cinnamon.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 29, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 28, 2024. 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 October 11, 2024

The recall

Company
EL Chilar-HF, LLC (Apopka, FL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Due to elevated levels of lead. Sample collected by Maryland Department Of Health (MDDH) tested positive for high levels of lead in ground cinnamon.”
Where it was sold
Product sent to distributors in MD
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
95143

The product recalled

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

  • F-1743-2024 Class II

    El Chilar, Canela Molida, Ground Cinnamon NET WT. 1.25 Oz (35g) , Spices Herbs, BOPP Bag, 12 units per cases

    Codes: Product Code # 307, Lot # E-054 EX0225 and Lot #D-181 EX0624

    Quantity: E-054 EX0225: 259 dozen (3,108 Units) 1.25 OZ per bag and D-181 EX0624: 372 dozen (4,464 Units) 1.25OZ per bag.

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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 August 28, 2024.

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.