Ventura Foods is recalling thousands of cases of salad dressings sold at retailers including Costco and Publix because the condiments could contain \"foreign objects,\" according to an alert from the Food and Drug Administration.

More than 3,500 cases of different varieties of salad dressing could be contaminated by \"black plastic planting material\" in granulated onion, an ingredient in the dressings, according to the FDA.

Irvine, California-based Ventura Foods initiated the voluntary recall on Nov. 6. The salad dressing products were distributed to seven different retailers at 42 store locations across 27 states. The company is recalling the following types of salad dressing:

Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip
Ventura Caesar Dressing
Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing
Pepper Mill Creamy Caesar Dressing
Caesar Dressing served at Costco Service Deli
Caesar Dressing served at Costco Food Court
Hidden Valley, Buttermilk Ranch

The dressings were sold at Costco and six other retailers across the following states:

Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

Costco issued an alert in November notifying customers that it was recalling the Ventura Foods dressings. The retailer also said people should stop consuming the products and that they could return them to stores for a full refund.

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More than 3,500 cases of different varieties of salad dressing could be contaminated by \"black plastic planting material\" in granulated onion, an ingredient in the dressings, according to the FDA.

Creamy Poblano Avocado Ranch Dressing and Dip
Ventura Caesar Dressing
Pepper Mill Regal Caesar Dressing
Pepper Mill Creamy Caesar Dressing
Caesar Dressing served at Costco Service Deli
Caesar Dressing served at Costco Food Court
Hidden Valley, Buttermilk Ranch

The dressings were sold at Costco and six other retailers across the following states:

Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

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Salad dressings recalled in 27 U.S. states because they could contain "foreign objects"

December 17, 2025 / 6:11 PM EST / CBS News