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Vbest Inc Recalls Salted Dried Plums Due to Lead Risk

Vbest Inc is recalling Salted Dried Plums due to high lead levels. Check your product for lot number 2109001 and production date Sep. 10, 2021.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0859-2022FoodVbest Inc ›
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Recalling firmVbest Inc23555 Golden Springs Dr Ste H · Diamond Bar, CA 91765-2176
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Vbest Inc has recalled Salted Dried Plums because they were supplied with high lead levels found by the California Department of Public Health. The affected items are packed in 500kg cartons containing 20kg plastic bags. This recall covers distribution to California and Washington. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/13338-vbest-inc-recalls-salted-dried-plums-due-to-lead-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/13338-vbest-inc-recalls-salted-dried-plums-due-to-lead-risk · Updated October 10, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0859-2022

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“Vbest Inc Recalls Salted Dried Plums Due to Lead Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13338-vbest-inc-recalls-salted-dried-plums-due-to-lead-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0859-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0859-2022%22&limit=1).

Vbest Inc recalled Salted Dried Plums due to high lead levels, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA announced the recall on Feb. 10, 2022. Owners should contact the firm for details.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Vbest Inc
  • Product: Salted Dried Plums
  • Lot no. 2109001
  • Quantity: 50 x 500 kg cartons
  • Distribution: CA, WA

The hazard

Firm supplied salted dried plums (Saladitos) to two firms who are recalling due to high lead levels in product found by California Department of Public Health sampling.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning Recalled for Lead Contamination (2026-09-24), BaiLiFeng Dried Cinnamon Recalled for High Lead Levels (2025-10-24), and Gusto Group Shrimp Paste Recall: Lead Contamination Risk (2025-11-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Salted Dried Plums in 500kg cartons or 20kg plastic bags/carton. Check for Lot no. 2109001 and production date Sep. 10, 2021. The product was distributed in California and Washington.

  • Brand
    Vbest Inc
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the product

    Do not eat the Salted Dried Plums due to the risk of high lead levels.

  2. Check lot and date codes

    Verify if your product matches Lot no. 2109001 and production date Sep. 10, 2021.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California and Washington.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “CA, WA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 54 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 10, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 11, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 23, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Apr 5, 202242022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0859-2022 (February 10, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0859-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 10, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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