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Richelieu Foods, Inc. Recall: An incorrect label was applied to the back of ranch dressing bottles. The incorrect label contained the ingredient information for zesty Italian dressing which fails to disclose the presence of milk and egg present in the product.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Richelieu Foods, Inc.
Product
Tuscan Garden Ranch Dressing, packaged in 16 oz bottles, Dis…
Recall date
March 29, 2021
Terminated
July 16, 2021
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

An incorrect label was applied to the back of ranch dressing bottles. The incorrect label contained the ingredient information for zesty Italian dressing which fails to disclose the presence of milk and egg present in the product.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Tuscan Garden Ranch Dressing, packaged in 16 oz bottles, Dist. & Sold Exclusively by ALDI, Batavia, IL packaged in 12 bottles per case Not published in this source record 16,148 cases Dec 22 21, JAN 04 22, FEB 02 22, FEB 18 22

Distribution

  • Distributed to Aldi distribution centers and stores in AR
  • IA
  • IL
  • KS MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • NC
  • ND
  • NE
  • OK
  • SD
  • VA
  • and WI

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0469-2021
Event ID
87634
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Richelieu Foods, Inc.
Product description
Tuscan Garden Ranch Dressing, packaged in 16 oz bottles, Dist. & Sold Exclusively by ALDI, Batavia, IL packaged in 12 bottles per case
Quantity
16,148 cases
Reason
An incorrect label was applied to the back of ranch dressing bottles. The incorrect label contained the ingredient information for zesty Italian dressing which fails to disclose the presence of milk and egg present in the product.
Recall initiation date
March 29, 2021
Report date
May 5, 2021
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
July 16, 2021
Distribution pattern
Distributed to Aldi distribution centers and stores in AR, IA, IL, KS MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, OK, SD, VA, and WI
UPC, lot, and code information
Dec 22 21, JAN 04 22, FEB 02 22, FEB 18 22
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
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Responsible company: Richelieu Foods, Inc.

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Distribution map
State Distributed
Arkansas 1
Iowa 1
Illinois 1
Kansas 1
Michigan 1
Minnesota 1
Missouri 1
North Carolina 1
North Dakota 1
Nebraska 1
Oklahoma 1
South Dakota 1
Virginia 1
Wisconsin 1

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