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Chai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper)

Spices · ingredient · used in Chai & spiced tea powders

Inherent → adjusted
4.10 → 4.60
High

Vulnerability dimensions

1 = low · 5 = high

  • Economic gain / price volatility4
  • Supply-chain complexity5
  • Fraud history5
  • Ease of adulteration / detectability4
  • Supplier relationship3
  • Certification gaps3
  • Testing-regime gaps3
Intelligence uplift:
  • 1 fraud/authenticity alert(s) in 90 days
  • 8 alerts on known hazards in 90 days

Hazard profile

  • Lead chromate / heavy metals
    Chemical · Cinnamon lead incidents (US 2023–24).
  • Ethylene oxide, pesticides, aflatoxins
    Chemical
  • Sudan & unauthorised dyes
    Chemical
  • Salmonella
    Microbiological · Spices are a classic Salmonella vehicle.

Fraud vulnerability

Likely modes

  • Bulking with husks, starch, sawdust
  • Colour enhancement (lead chromate, Sudan dyes)
  • Cassia sold as Ceylon cinnamon

Current drivers

  • Climate-driven crop losses
  • Long, fragmented supply chains

Typical origins

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Regulatory topics

contaminantspesticidesauthenticity

Alerts by hazard

Matched alerts, last 90 days

Market & supply signals

No signals recorded.

Related legal & regulatory items

Matched alerts (13)

Most recent first

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United StatesUS FDA recall notice··Company announcement44

SLR Food Distribution Inc. Recalls Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon Due to Elevated Lead Levels

SLR Food Distribution Inc. of Hicksville, New York, is voluntarily recalling Wise Wife Brand Ground Cinnamon because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead.

ChemicalChai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper)
Why is this relevant?
  • Material match: spices
  • Hazard type is on the material's hazard profile
United StatesUS FDA enforcement report··Class I22

DEANO'S PASTA: Deano's Pasta; Pear and Pecorino Triangoli Ravioli, 1lb.; Ingredients: Dough: Semolina (Wheat, Niacin, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Fresh Eggs, Salt. Filling: Pears, Ricotta (Whey, Cream, Milk), Pecorino Cheese (Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Cane Sugar, Yeast, Salt), Brandy, Dark Brown Sugar, Salt, Black Pepper.; CONTAINS:…

Undeclared Lobster

MicrobiologicalWhey powder & whey permeateSugar, glucose syrup & dextroseWheat flour & wheat extractsChai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper)
Why is this relevant?
  • Material mentioned in reason/ingredients only: whey, sugar, wheat, spices
  • Severe hazard / Class I
United KingdomFood Standards Agency··Product recall50

Greencore recalls several products due to the presence of Salmonella

The presence of Salmonella in the products listed above. Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. If you are experiencing these symptoms, you should stay away from work, school or nursery until you have stopped having symptoms for at…

MicrobiologicalChai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper)
Why is this relevant?
  • Material match: spices
  • Hazard type is on the material's hazard profile
  • Your market (GB)
plat cuisiné : escalope de dinde, crème de gingembre au petit épeautre du ventoux – pr06
© RappelConso / DGCCRF
FranceRappelConso (France)··plats préparés et snacks52

la brigade de vero – plat cuisiné : escalope de dinde, crème de gingembre au petit épeautre du ventoux: détection listéria à dlc du produit, sur une barquette témoin lors auto-contrôle(FR)

détection listéria à dlc du produit, sur une barquette témoin lors auto-contrôle. listeria monocytogenes (agent responsable de la listériose)

MicrobiologicalChai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper)
Why is this relevant?
  • Material match: spices
  • Hazard type is on the material's hazard profile
  • Your market (FR)
  • Severe hazard / Class I
United StatesUS FDA enforcement report··Class II34

Best Friends Bakery, LLC: PUMPKIN SPICE NO BAKE COOKIE NET WT 3.5 oz. INGREDIENTS: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, MILK, MARGARINE***WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SOY LECITHIN, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE***, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED, PEANUT BUTTER***VANILLA***PUMPKIN PIE SPICE***GLYCERINE, PAPRIKA…

Peanuts & Eggs. The firm list peanuts in the ingredient statement but omitted them from the contain statement. They also have eggs listed in the contain statement but there are no eggs in the product.

OtherChai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper)Gums, emulsifiers, anti-caking & phosphatesWheat flour & wheat extractsAcids, preservatives, colours & vitaminsFlavourings (incl. vanilla)
Why is this relevant?
  • Material match: spices
Chai spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, clove, pepper) · Food Risk Horizon