Food recall

Candies Tolteca recall: Tolteca Saladitos Salted Dried Plums

Candies Tolteca, of Fresno, CA, recalled Tolteca Saladitos Salted Dried Plums and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Firm distributed Dried Salted Plum (Saladitos) that may contain high lead levels.” 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 23, 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 May 11, 2022

The recall

Company
Candies Tolteca (Fresno, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm distributed Dried Salted Plum (Saladitos) that may contain high lead levels.”
Where it was sold
CA, UT, NV
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
89590

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0857-2022 Class II

    Tolteca Saladitos Salted Dried Plums; Net Wt. 1.5 oz. (42.5g) packaged in a clear cellophane bag approximately (4 x 8 ). The name SALADITOS Salted Dried Plums appears on a Blue TOLTECA brand label and identified with UPC Code 704927600694 Packed by Candies Toletca P.O. Box 4055, Fresno, CA 93744

    Codes: All lots and expiry dates

    Quantity: 1248 individual bags (total)

  • F-0858-2022 Class II

    Tolteca Saladitos con Chile Limon, Dried Plums with Chili & Lemon; Net Wt. .15 oz. (42.5g) packaged in a clear cellophane bag approximately (4 x 8). Green TOLTECA brand label and identified with UPC Code 704927600700. Packed by Candies Toletca P.O. Box 4055, Fresno, CA 93744

    Codes: All lots and expiry dates

    Quantity: 1248 individual bags (total)

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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 23, 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.