Salad dressings recalled in 27 U.S. states because they could contain "foreign objects"

Ventura Foods is recalling thousands of cases of salad dressings sold at retailers including Costco and Publix because the condiments could contain “foreign objects,” according to an alert from the Food and Drug Administration.

More than 3,500 cases of different varieties of salad dressing could be contaminated by “black plastic planting material” in granulated onion, an ingredient in the dressings, according to the FDA.

Irvine, California-based Ventura Foods initiated the voluntary recall on Nov. 6. The salad dressing products were distributed to seven different retailers at 42 store locations across 27 states. The company is recalling the following types of salad dressing:

Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and DipVentura Caesar DressingPepper Mill Regal Caesar DressingPepper Mill Creamy Caesar DressingCaesar Dressing served at Costco Service DeliCaesar Dressing served at Costco Food CourtHidden Valley, Buttermilk Ranch

The dressings were sold at Costco and six other retailers across the following states:

ArkansasColorado FloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNew HampshireNew Jersey North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonSouth CarolinaTexasVirginiaWashingtonWisconsin

Costco issued an alert in November notifying customers that it was recalling the Ventura Foods dressings. The retailer also said people should stop consuming the products and that they could return them to stores for a full refund.

Edited by

Alain Sherter

Salad dressings recalled in 27 U.S. states because they could contain “foreign objects”

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