Badia Lawsuit Claims Cinnamon Powder Contains Toxic Amounts of Lead
Gittens v. Badia Spices, Inc.
Filed: November 1, 2024 ◆§ 7:24-cv-07965
Badia faces a class action that accuses the manufacturer of failing to warn consumers that its cinnamon powder contains dangerous levels of lead.
Badia Spices, Inc. faces a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the manufacturer of failing to warn consumers that its cinnamon powder contains dangerous levels of lead.
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The 17-page class action suit was filed in New York following a September 2024 analysis by Consumer Reports, which tested for lead in 36 ground cinnamon products and spice blends that contain cinnamon. According to the consumer advocacy group’s report, testing showed that Badia’s product was one of 12 others that contained levels of lead in excess of New York’s maximum limit of one part per million for spices. In New York, products with levels of lead higher than this limit are recalled, the complaint adds.
Per the filing, state testing also detected the presence of lead in Badia’s products. In early June 2024, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued an alert warning consumers that Badia ground cinnamon and ground ginger were contaminated with lead, the lawsuit shares.
The Badia lawsuit contends that reasonable consumers are led to believe the cinnamon powder is safe and free from harmful substances because there is no warning on product packaging about the presence of lead. Per the case, exposure to this toxic heavy metal can lead to serious health issues such as nervous system and cardiovascular problems, hypertension, kidney damage, immune system suppression, decreased neurological function and more.
Like other consumers, the plaintiff—a New York resident—believed Badia cinnamon powder was safe for consumption and did not contain dangerous heavy metals, the false advertising suit claims. The woman would not have purchased the spice had she known it contained “harmful levels” of lead, the case argues.
The Badia cinnamon powder lawsuit looks to represent anyone, excluding California residents, who purchased the spice in the United States within the applicable statute of limitations period.
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