FDA recall,
Wise Wife Ground Cinnamon
Wise Wife ground cinnamon contains elevated levels of lead, which can cause permanent damage to the central nervous system in children.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
SLR Food Distribution, Inc. of Hicksville, New York, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon because it contains elevated levels of lead. The product is packaged in a 110 g (3.88 oz) clear plastic container with a black screw-top cap, with a Best Before date of 4/25/2027. The recall was initiated after a sample collected and analyzed by The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station revealed elevated levels of lead. No illnesses have been reported to date.
The recalled product was distributed to retail and grocery stores in Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin between September 8, 2025, and June 28, 2026. The company is notifying customers to stop distribution and sale of the affected product and to remove it from store shelves.
What to do
If a code on your package is listed below:
- Do not consume the recalled product and either discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
- Consumers with questions may contact: SLR Food Distribution Inc. 495 West John St. Hicksville, NY 11801 Phone: 1-516-437-3782 Email: slrusaorder@
gmail.com Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Is your container affected?
Match the UPC and best-by date listed under your product.
A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.
Wise Wife ground cinnamon in plastic container with black screw top cap
- UPC
- 0688474302754
- Best-by date
- 4/25/2027
Recall details
- Company announced
- Recall began
- Status
- Open
- Weekly archive
- Listed the week of Oct 26, 2026
- Sold in
- 14 states
- Recalled by
- SLR Food Distribution, Inc.Hicksville, New York
- Hazard
- Chemical contamination
- Risk
Not yet rated by FDA
- FDA event number
- 100144
- Quantity recalled
- 400 jars
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the company first told customers
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
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Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA posts a recall by adding it there.
SLR Food Distribution began the recall
SLR Food Distribution announced the recall · Added to Recall Canary
FDA posted the recall to its Enforcement Report
Summary updated
