FDA Issues Recall for Salad Dressing Sold in Illinois & Wisconsin

FDA Issues Class II Recall Involving Salad Dressing

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced a Class II recall that involved thousands of cases of salad dressing.

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Why The Salad Dressing Is Being Recalled

Ventura Foods issued the recall in California and first started it in early November, then classified it on December 4. Apparently, the issue is that there is some black plastic planting material that can be found in the granulated onion used in the dressing. Thus, the recall is for possible foreign objects. Also known as, nobody wants plastic in their salad dressing.

What A Class II FDA Recall Means For Consumers

As far as the Class II recall, that essentially means it's only temporary health and medical effects and nothing life-threatening, but still, yuck, nobody wants plastic in their salad dressing. What the heck?

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The recalled dressings were sold in Wisconsin and Illinois, and they include:

• Italian Salad Dressing; Net 1 GAL (3.78L) SKU: 7 67367 00518 4
• Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip; Net Contents 1 GAL93.78L) SKU: 7 34730 53243 1
• Ventura Caesar Dressing; Net WT 2000LB (907.1kg) SKU: 00 026700 17360 8
• Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing; 1 GAL (128 FL OZ) 3.79 L SKU: 0 93901 72607 0
• Pepper Mill Creamy Caesar Dressing; 1 GAL (128 FL OZ) 3.79 L SKU: 0 93901 78134 5
• Caesar Dressing (Costco Service Deli) NET WT: 23.62 LB (10.71 kg) SKU: 0 26700 19376 7
• Caesar Dressing (Costco Food Court) NET WT: 32 LB (14.51 kg) SKU: 0 26700 19376 7
• Hidden Valley, Buttermilk Ranch; NET 1 GAL (3.79L) SKU: 0 26700 19192 3