A California food manufacturer is recalling thousands of cases of salad dressing distributed to major retailers over potential contamination from \u201cforeign objects.\u201d <\/p>\n
The company, Irvine-based Ventura Foods, recalled 3,556 cases of the dressing that could be contaminated by \u201cblack plastic planting material\u201d in the granulated onion used, according to an alert issued<\/a> by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n Ventura Foods voluntarily initiated the recall of the product, which was sold at Costco, Publix and several other retailers across 27 states, according to the FDA. <\/p>\n None of the 42 locations where the product was sold were in California.<\/p>\n Ventura Foods said it issued the recall after one of its ingredient suppliers recalled a batch of onion granules that the company had used n some of its dressings.<\/p>\n \u201cUpon receiving notice of the supplier\u2019s recall, we acted with urgency to remove all potentially impacted product from the marketplace. This includes urging our customers, their distributors and retailers to review their inventory, segregate and stop the further sale and distribution of any products subject to the recall,\u201d said company spokesperson Eniko Bolivar-Murphy in an emailed statement. \u201cThe safety of our products is and will always be our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n