New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new ground cinnamon brands to its list of recalled spices due to the presence of "elevated levels of lead", the government agency announced on its website. After collecting samples of the products at a retail establishment, the FDA concluded exposure to the cinnamon brands could be "unsafe".

The FDA added HAETAE-brand and Roshni-brand ground cinnamon to its "Public Health Alert" list. Since the commodities contain high levels of lead, the government agency has urged consumers to "throw away" the ground cinnamon products.

"The FDA has recommended that the firms voluntarily recall these products, with the exception of the HAETAE-brand cinnamon," the agency announced on...