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La Fiesta Salted Plums with Chili Recall: Lead Contamination Risk

La Fiesta Salted Plums with Chili (1oz cello bags) recalled due to elevated lead levels. Consumers should stop using these products immediately.

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La Fiesta's Salted Plums with Chili (1oz cello bags) are being recalled because they contain elevated lead levels. This poses a health risk, especially for children, as lead exposure can cause serious health issues. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/13358-la-fiesta-salted-plums-with-chili-recall-lead-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/13358-la-fiesta-salted-plums-with-chili-recall-lead-contamination-risk · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0821-2022

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“La Fiesta Salted Plums with Chili Recall: Lead Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13358-la-fiesta-salted-plums-with-chili-recall-lead-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0821-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0821-2022%22&limit=1).

La Fiesta Food Products voluntarily recalled its La Fiesta brand Salted Plums with Chili Product due to elevated lead levels, the FDA said on Feb. 2, 2022. Consumers should stop consuming the product and contact the company for a refund.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: La Fiesta
  • Product: Salted Plums with Chili Product
  • Packaging: Cello bags, net wt. 1oz
  • UPC: 0 32327 02829 0
  • Distribution: AR, CA, GA, NC, NV, OK and UT

The hazard

The product poses a hazard due to elevated levels of lead. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall, indicating that use of the product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show La Fiesta Food Products has had two other recalls since March 4, 2024, including a Jan. 22, 2025 recall for undeclared sesame allergen and a March 4, 2024 recall for lead contamination. Other recent recalls of similar products include Gusto Group Shrimp Paste Recall (Nov. 19, 2025), Indian Kitchen Mart 9" Aluminum Saucepan Recall (Nov. 21, 2025), and Santos Brass Langri Cookware Recall (Nov. 12, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for La Fiesta Salted Plums with Chili in 1oz cello bags with UPC 0 32327 02829 0. The product is labeled as 'SALADITOS CON CHILE' and distributed by La Fiesta Food Products, Inc. in San Jose, CA.

  • Brand
    La Fiesta
  • Product
    La Fiesta brand, Salted Plums with Chili Product. Product is packaged in cello bags, net wt. 1oz. UPC 0 32327 02829 0
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using Now

    Immediately stop using and discard any La Fiesta Salted Plums with Chili products with the UPC 0 32327 02829 0.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 7 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: 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: yesNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “distributed in AR, CA, GA, NC, NV, OK and UT.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arkansas, California, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 55 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 2, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 4, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 16, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 29, 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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Where this comes from

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-0821-2022 (February 2, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0821-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 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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