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Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Safe
Cinnamon is a whole-food spice. whole-food spices are 'none'.
Found in
24,165 products
What it is
Ground bark of trees in the Cinnamomum genus (typically C. verum or C. cassia).
Spice and flavoring.
Why it's flagged
- coumarin content in cassia varieties (relevant only at very high chronic intake)
- lead contamination has occurred in adulterated products (FDA enforcement action)
What regulators actually say
"Spices and other natural seasonings... that are generally recognized as safe... Cinnamon, Cinnamomum spp."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS spice (21 CFR 182.10)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted spice
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