The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.

  • @RozhkiNozhki
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    201 year ago

    I’m reading that lead can be added to cinnamon to enhance color or add weight, or both. The cinnamon seller was trying to make it look more attractive, or sell less spice for more money.

    • @arin
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      81 year ago

      Lead is heavy and cheap, yes it’s for weight, same with tumeric

    • FuglyDuck
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      51 year ago

      Ah.

      That’s…. Infuriating.

      • flipht
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        51 year ago

        There’s a great book on the subject of food fraud called Sorting the Beef from the Bull.

        It’s insane what people will sell as food.

    • @cheese_greater
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      21 year ago

      It sounded like more of a ground contamination deal with cinnamon being particularly problematic. Do you think they are equally plausible or what do you make of it?

      • @DoomBot5
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        1 year ago

        That’s probably what the FDA is investigating. Both options are possible.