Multiple Salad Dressings Recalled Due to Black Plastic Contamination
Ventura Foods LLC is recalling multiple salad dressing products due to black plastic planting material found in granulated onion. Products were distributed across 26 U.S. states and Costa Rica.
What this means for you
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: Foreign plastic objects present a choking hazard and risk of injury (risk-of-harm product). The FDA Class II classification without reported injuries indicates high but not severe risk, meeting the criteria for a High severity rating.
Plain-English summary
Ventura Foods LLC is recalling multiple salad dressing products due to contamination with black plastic planting material found in granulated onion. Affected products include Italian Salad Dressing, Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip, Ventura Caesar Dressing, Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing, Pepper Mill Creamy Caesar Dressing, Costco Service Deli Caesar Dressing, Costco Food Court Caesar Dressing, and Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch. Approximately 3,556 cases were distributed.
The black plastic material poses a choking hazard and potential injury risk if ingested. This contamination was discovered in the granulated onion ingredient used in these products.
Distribution was to 7 retail customers across 42 locations in 26 U.S. states: Kentucky, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Virginia, Missouri, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Washington, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, North Dakota, and Oregon. One customer in Costa Rica also received affected product. Specific lot codes have been identified by the FDA.
Consumers should not consume these products. Affected dressings should be discarded or returned to the retailer where purchased. Any person who may have consumed the product and experienced symptoms should contact their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Italian Salad Dressing; Net 1 GAL (3.78L) SKU: 7 67367 00518 4 Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip; Net Contents 1 GAL93.78L) SKU: 7 34730 53243 1 Ventura Caesar Dressing; Net WT 2000LB (907.1kg) SKU: 00 026700 17360 8 Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing; 1 GAL (128 FL O
- Manufacturer
- VENTURA FOODS LLC
- Category
- Food — Condiments
- Hazard
- choking
- foreign-object
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 (5)
- B28125
- B28225
- B29025
- B29125
- B29225 Costco Food Court- 03/04/2026 Hidden Valley- MFG102725H
Distribution
Distributed in 27 states:
- AR
- CO
- FL
- GA
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MD
- MI
- MN
- MO
- NC
- ND
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TX
- VA
- WA
- WI
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