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La Fiesta Cinnamon Ground Recall: Lead Contamination Risk

La Fiesta's cinnamon ground product contains elevated lead levels. Consumers should stop using this item due to potential health risks from lead exposure.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1093-2024FoodLa Fiesta ›
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Recalling firmla fiesta food products14700 Alondra Blvd · La Mirada, CA 90638-5616
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

La Fiesta's cinnamon ground (0.87oz) has been recalled because it contains elevated lead levels. This poses a health risk, especially for children who may be exposed through ingestion. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/9553-la-fiesta-cinnamon-ground-recall-lead-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/9553-la-fiesta-cinnamon-ground-recall-lead-contamination-risk · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1093-2024

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“La Fiesta Cinnamon Ground Recall: Lead Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/9553-la-fiesta-cinnamon-ground-recall-lead-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-1093-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1093-2024%22&limit=1).

La Fiesta Food Products voluntarily recalled La Fiesta Canela Molida, Cinnamon Ground, 0.87oz (24.8g) due to elevated levels of lead, the FDA said on March 4, 2024.

How to tell if you have it

  • La Fiesta, Canela Molida, Cinnamon Ground, 0.87oz (24.8g), UPC #032327000449
  • Lot code 25033

The hazard

The product contains elevated levels of lead.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show La Fiesta Food Products has two other recalls on record since February 2, 2022. On January 22, 2025, the company issued a recall for bread crumbs due to an undeclared sesame allergen hazard. Other recent recalls of similar products include Haitai Cinnamon Powder Recall (October 17, 2025), Venzu Traders Cinnamon Powder Recall (November 14, 2025), and DEVI Cinnamon Powder Recall (October 16, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for La Fiesta Canela Molida (Cinnamon Ground) in 0.87oz (24.8g) cello bags with UPC #032327000449. The lot code is 25033.

  • Brand
    La Fiesta
  • Product
    La Fiesta, Canela Molida, Cinnamon Ground, 0.87oz (24.8g), UPC #032327000449, packed in cello bags
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Immediately stop using the recalled cinnamon ground product as it contains elevated lead levels that pose a health risk.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “U.S. distribution to 319 retailers in California, Arizona, Washington and Texas.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Texas, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 4, 202412. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 21, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 27, 202434. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 2, 202442024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1093-2024 (March 4, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1093-2024 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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