Food recall

American Gourmet recall: American Gourmet Saladitos (Dried Salted Plums) 1.5 oz

American Gourmet, of Vista, CA, recalled American Gourmet Saladitos (Dried Salted Plums) 1.5 oz. The FDA's reason: “California Department of Public Health sampled product and found it to contain high levels of lead.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 7, 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

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed April 6, 2022

The recall

Company
American Gourmet (Vista, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“California Department of Public Health sampled product and found it to contain high levels of lead.”
Where it was sold
CA only
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
89582

The product recalled

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

  • F-0830-2022 Class II

    American Gourmet Saladitos (Dried Salted Plums) 1.5 oz. package UPC: 1578600104

    Codes: Lot 211203; Sell by 12/03/2022

    Quantity: 193 lbs

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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.