(NEXSTAR) -- A new Consumer Reports study has found elevated levels of lead in one dozen brands of cinnamon powders and multi-spice blends.

The nonprofit, which evaluates the safety of various goods and services, purchased the cinnamon products from 17 stores in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and online.

Twelve of the 36 products tested by Consumer Reports had lead levels exceeding 1 part per million. That concentration is high enough to trigger a recall in New York, the only U.S. state that regulates heavy metals in spices, according to the nonprofit.

Cinnamon powder from Paras had the highest levels of lead, at 3.52 parts per million (ppm), the report noted. The other affected products include:

• EGN cinnamon powder (2.91 ppm)
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