Wood Farms Ranch Dressing Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk in Ingredient
J M Exotic Foods Inc is recalling Wood Farms Ranch dressing because it was made with dried buttermilk that tested positive for Salmonella.
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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 per the rubric.
Plain-English summary
J M Exotic Foods Inc is voluntarily recalling Wood Farms Ranch dressing, 6.4 oz, due to the use of dried buttermilk that was subsequently recalled after positive Salmonella results were found on environmental sampling. The recall covers 144 cases of 12 units each.
The affected product is identified by the following lot numbers and best-by dates: #16154141 (06/02/2018), 16175149 (06/23/2018), 16203143 (07/21/2018), 16245128 (09/01/2018), 16294119 (10/20/2018), 16300120 (10/26/2018), and 16328129 (11/28/2018). The product was distributed in Alabama and South Carolina.
Consumers with this product should check their pantries for the specific lot numbers listed above. If they have the affected product, they should discard it or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- WOOD FARMS Ranch dressing, EX418, NET WT: 6.4 oz, UPC 9172850097
- Manufacturer
- J M Exotic Foods Inc
- Category
- Food — Dressings
- Hazard
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 (7)
- Lot Numbers: #16154141 Best By: 06/02/2018
- 16175149 Best By: 06/23/2018
- 16203143 Best By: 07/21/2018
- 16245128 Best By: 09/01/2018
- 16294119 Best By: 10/20/2018
- 16300120 Best By: 10/26/2018
- 16328129 Best By: 11/28/2018
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by J M Exotic Foods Inc 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.
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