The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0559-2021·Announced 2021-05-12

Jule's Brie Ranch Dressing Recalled for Potential Salmonella Contamination

Jule's Foods is recalling Brie Ranch Dressing with Cashews due to potential Salmonella contamination linked to a current outbreak.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text identifies the agency classification as Class I and links the product to a current Salmonella outbreak, meeting the criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Jule's Foods is voluntarily recalling Jule's Brie Ranch Dressing with Cashews, 12 oz. bottles (UPC 860388001552). The recall is being conducted because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The cashew cheese ingredient is currently under suspicion in an active outbreak investigation.

The affected product was distributed in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as directly to consumers in the US. The recall covers 8,603 units with expiration dates ranging from March 2, 2021, to May 20, 2021.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Jule's Brie Ranch Dressing with Cashews. Net Wt.12 oz. (335 mL) Keep Refrigerated UPC 860388001552
Manufacturer
Jule's Foods
Affected units
8,603

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Expirations dates from 3/2/21 - 5/20/21

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Jule's Foods under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 5 products in this recall →

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