FDA Expands Recall of Ground Cinnamon Due to Elevated Lead Levels

Ensuring Safety in Ingredients through Advanced Sterilization Solutions

Overview

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its recall of multiple ground cinnamon products due to elevated lead levels, posing significant health concerns for consumers — especially children.

This recall underscores a growing challenge across the food and nutraceutical industries — ensuring ingredient safety through rigorous quality control and contamination prevention. As heavy metal contamination continues to be a global concern, manufacturers are re-evaluating how raw materials are processed, sterilized, and packaged.

At Bioactive Services, we help brands and manufacturers address these challenges through advanced steam sterilization and custom toll blending & packaging solutions designed for safety, compliance, and quality assurance.

How Steam Sterilization Protects Consumers and Brands

Our steam sterilization services in the USA offer an effective, chemical-free method to reduce microbial loads and mitigate contamination risks in food ingredients, herbs, and botanical powders. This process ensures up to a 5 log reduction in pathogens while preserving flavor, aroma, and nutritional integrity — an essential balance for high-value ingredients like ground cinnamon.

Key Benefits of Bioactive’s Steam Sterilization Services:

• Achieves validated pathogen and microbial reduction
• Supports organic powdered steam sterilization
• Maintains product integrity without chemical residues
• Ideal for herbs, spices, nutraceuticals, and powdered ingredients
• Scalable for toll processors in the USA and custom toll blending solutions

Our Commitment to Safe Ingredient Processing

From formulation toll blending & packaging in New Jersey to sterilization toll processing food sterilization in the USA, Bioactive Services provides full-spectrum solutions for food and nutraceutical manufacturers seeking compliance and quality confidence.

We partner with brands to enhance product safety through:

• Custom formulations and packaging
• Steam sterilization for nutraceuticals and herbs
• Organic powdered steam sterilization solutions
• Toll blending and packaging services for high-quality consistency

Learn how our advanced sterilization processes help protect your brand from contamination risks and ensure FDA-level compliance.

Visit: Bioactive SafeSterile Services