Food recall

El Chavito recall: El Chavito Saladitos Dried Salted Plums

El Chavito, of San Diego, CA, recalled El Chavito Saladitos Dried Salted Plums and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Potential to be contaminated with lead.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 2, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 16, 2022. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed June 29, 2022

The recall

Company
El Chavito (San Diego, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential to be contaminated with lead.”
Where it was sold
Distributed nationwide.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
89531

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0822-2022 Class II

    El Chavito Saladitos Dried Salted Plums, net wt. 1.7 oz bag, Individual UPC 859470006049, Master Case UPC 859470006629. El Chavito Saladitos Dried Salted Plums, net wt. 1.7 oz bag, Individual UPC 850013297221, Master Case UPC 850013297726.

    Codes: All lots and all best by dates.

    Quantity: total 37,552 packages

  • F-0823-2022 Class II

    El Chavito Saladitos Enchilados Salted Plums with Chili, net wt. 1.7 oz., Individual UPC 859470006070, Master Case UPC 859470006612.

    Codes: All lots and all best by dates.

    Quantity: 30,000 packages

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 16, 2022.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.