Caesar salad recalled because dressing packets may contain plastic material
Costco is recalling 142,532 retail units of Kirkland Signature Caesar Salad because the 3 oz sealed packet of Caesar dressing may contain plastic material.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: plastic material in a dressing packet is a physical hazard in a ready-to-eat food, and no injuries are reported.
Plain-English summary
Costco Item# 19927 Kirkland Signature Caesar Salad, a refrigerated product sold by weight in a clear plastic clamshell container, is being recalled. Each container includes a 3 oz sealed packet of Caesar dressing.
The recall follows the possibility that the 3 oz sealed dressing packet may contain plastic material.
The record lists 142,532 retail units of the Caesar Salad, carrying sell-by dates between 10/17/25 and 11/9/25. Item# 19927 was distributed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington DC and Puerto Rico. The record also lists Item# 11444 Chicken Sandwich with Caesar Salad as distributed in New York and Puerto Rico. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.
Consumers who have a salad with a sell-by date in that range should not eat it and should follow Costco's return instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Costco Item# 19927 Kirkland Signature Caesar Salad, refrigerated, packaged in clear plastic clamshell container. The net weight varies as it is sold by weight. This product contains 3oz. sealed packet of Caesar Dressing.
- Manufacturer
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Category
- Food — Prepared salad
- Affected units
- 142,532
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)
- Sell By Dates between 10/17/25 and 11/9/25
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Costco Wholesale Corporation 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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