Food recall

T. Marzetti Company recall: LaRosa's Creamy Garlic Dressing

T. Marzetti Company, of Columbus, OH, recalled LaRosa's Creamy Garlic Dressing and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “The firm was notified by their customer that the ingredient statement on their packets of LaRosa Creamy Garlic Dressing and LaRosa Italian Dressing were switched. Therefore, rendering them to be...” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 12, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 11, 2015. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed October 2, 2015

The recall

Company
T. Marzetti Company (Columbus, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“The firm was notified by their customer that the ingredient statement on their packets of LaRosa Creamy Garlic Dressing and LaRosa Italian Dressing were switched. Therefore, rendering them to be misbranded due to undeclared Allergens of Milk, Egg and/or Sulfites.”
Where it was sold
Product was shipped to KY, IN & OH.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70528

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1383-2015 Class I

    LaRosa's Creamy Garlic Dressing, 1.5oz plastic packet. Labeled in part, "INGREDIENTS: Soybean Oil, Water, Vinegar, Red Wine (preserved with Sulfites)***Packed for LaRosa's Inc, Cincinnati, OH 45238" UPC 0 70200 80109

    Codes: Packet Code UB051615C & Packet Code UB052915C

    Quantity: 732cs/60/1,5 oz packets

  • F-1384-2015 Class III

    LaRosa's Italian Dressing, 1.5oz plastic packet. Labeled in part, "INGREDIENTS: Soybean Oil, Water, Cultured ?Buttermilk, Distilled Vinegar, Romano Cheese, Part Skim Milk***Egg Yolk***Whey Protein Concentrate***CONTAINS: MILK EGGS***Packed for LaRosa's Inc, Cincinnati, OH 45238" UPC 0 70200 85107

    Codes: Packet Code UB070115C, Packet Code UB072215C & Packet Code UB080415C

    Quantity: 1288 cs/60/1.5 oz packets

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of March 11, 2015.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.