Tolteca Saladitos Recall: High Lead Levels in Dried Plums
Candies Tolteca is recalling Tolteca Saladitos dried plums with chili and lemon due to potential high lead levels. Approximately 1,248 bags were distributed in California, Utah, and Nevada.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall for potential high lead levels, a serious public health hazard. Per the severity rubric, unconfirmed hazards without reported illness that represent a risk-of-harm product qualify as High severity. No illnesses have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Candies Tolteca is recalling Tolteca Saladitos con Chile Limon (Dried Plums with Chili & Lemon) due to potential high lead levels. The recalled product is packaged in 0.15 oz (42.5g) cellophane bags with a green TOLTECA label and UPC code 704927600700.
Approximately 1,248 individual bags were distributed in California, Utah, and Nevada. All lots and expiration dates are affected by this recall.
Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it due to the potential lead contamination.
The recalled product
- Product
- 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
- Manufacturer
- Candies Tolteca
- Category
- Food — Dried Fruit Candy
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,248
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- All lots and expiry dates
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Candies Tolteca under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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