The FDA has updated its public alert about cinnamon with an additional product, Venzu Traders cinnamon (dalchini) powder, that contains elevated levels of lead. 

The Food and Drug Administration collected samples of the product at a retail establishment and tested it for lead levels. The Venzu Traders cinnamon is the

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The FDA and CDC have been investigating supplements that have tested positive for poisonous yellow oleander.

As of Nov. 3, the Food and Drug Administration has identified 26 products with the substance, which is sometimes identified as tejocote root, Crataegus mexicana, Raiz de Tejocote, and Mexican Hawthorn. Recalls have been

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The FDA has expended an alert about cinnamon products to include “Super Brand” cinnamon because it has been found to have elevated levels of lead.

The samples were collected by the Arkansas Department of Health at a retail establishment and reviewed by the Food and Drug Agency. Exposure to this

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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert for various meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. FSIS is continuing to investigate how these products entered the country.

The following products are subject to the public health

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