(NBC CHICAGO) - Thousands of cases of popular salad dressings have been recalled, according to an enforcement report from the Food and Drug Administration, due to "foreign objects" found inside some of the ingredients.
The recall, from California-based Ventura Foods, was first initiated Nov. 11, the report said, with the FDA on Dec. 4 identifying the recall as a "Class II" out of three levels. A "Class II" recall means the product could lead to temporary and adverse health consequences, the FDA said.
According to the enforcement report, 3,556 cases of salad dressing, including the well-known Hidden Valley Ranch, were recalled due to "black plastic planting material" found within the dressing's granulated onion. The dressing were distributed to seven retailers and food courts across 42 states, including Illinois, the FDA said.
It wasn't immediately clear which retailers the recalled produts were distributed to, but some were sold at Costco, the enforcement report said. Earlier this year, Costco and Venutra Foods initiated a recall of Caesar salads sold in the deli section of stores in the Midwest due to the "possible presence of plastic foreign material in the dressing."
A full list of recalled dressings and lot codes can be found below:
- Italian Salad Dressing; 1 gallon; SKU: 7 67367 00518 4
- Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip; 1 gallon; SKU: 7 34730 53243 1
- Ventura Caesar Dressing; 2, 000 pound; SKU: 00 026700 17360 8
- Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing; 1 gallon; SKU: 0 93901 72607 0
- Pepper Mill Creamy Caesar Dressing; 1 gallon; SKU: 0 93901 78134 5
- Caesar Dressing (Costco Service Deli); SKU: 0 26700 19376 7
- Caesar Dressing (Costco Food Court); SKU: 0 26700 19376 7
- Hidden Valley, Buttermilk Ranch; 1 gallon; SKU: 0 26700 19192 3
Ventura Foods did not immediately respond to NBC Chicago's request for more information.
Hidden Valley Ranch reps noted that the recall includes only containers made by Ventura Foods for foodservice use, but no containers sold in stores were affected.
“No Hidden Valley Ranch products sold in stores to consumers are included in the voluntary recall," a spokesperson told NBC Chicago in a statement. "A professional Hidden Valley Original Buttermilk Ranch Dressing & Dip (one-gallon size), intended solely for food service and that was never distributed, was listed in a voluntary recall initiated by Ventura Foods, a third-party partner that manufactures this product.”
The full list of states products were recalled in is below:
- Kentucky
- New Hampshire
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Nebreaska
- Virginia
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana
- Washington
- Colorado
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Texas
- Ohio
- North Dakota
- Oregon
This story originally appeared on NBC Chicago.
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