Recalled salad dressings could contain "foreign objects," FDA warns

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Ventura Foods is recalling thousands of cases of crockery dressings sold astatine retailers including Costco and Publix due to the fact that the condiments could incorporate "foreign objects," according to an alert from the Food and Drug Administration.

More than 3,500 cases of antithetic varieties of crockery dressing could beryllium contaminated by "black integrative planting material" successful granulated onion, an constituent successful the dressings, according to the FDA. 

Irvine, California-based Ventura Foods initiated the voluntary callback connected Nov. 6. The crockery dressing products were distributed to 7 antithetic retailers astatine 42 store locations crossed 27 states. The institution is recalling the pursuing types of crockery dressing: 

  • Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip
  • Ventura Caesar Dressing
  • Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing
  • Pepper Mill Creamy Caesar Dressing
  • Caesar Dressing served astatine Costco Service Deli
  • Caesar Dressing served astatine Costco Food Court
  • Hidden Valley, Buttermilk Ranch

The dressings were sold astatine Costco and six different retailers crossed the pursuing states:

  • Arkansas
  • Colorado 
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey 
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • South Carolina
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

Costco issued an alert in November notifying customers that it was recalling the Ventura Foods dressings. The retailer besides said radical should halt consuming the products and that they could instrumentality them to stores for a afloat refund. 

Edited by Alain Sherter

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