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Katarzyna Kordas, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo

Cinnamon, spice and ‘everything nice’ – why lead-tainted cinnamon products have turned up on shelves, and what questions consumers should ask

It's important to buy cinnamon from reputable dealers. Anjelika Gretskaia/Moment via Getty Images

Spices bring up feelings of comfort, cultural belonging and holidays. They can make our homes smell amazing and our food taste delicious. They can satisfy our cravings, expand our culinary horizons and help us eat things that we might normally dislike. Spices have health-enhancing properties and, in medicine, have been used to heal people since the ancient times.

Recently, however, spices have been getting a bad rep.

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