Gordon Choice Dressing Recall: Blue Plastic Hazard
Ventura Foods recalls Gordon Choice Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing due to blue plastic contamination. Check your jugs for lot codes B29717 and B01018.
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A blue plastic bag was inadvertently introduced into product stream. During the manufacturing process, the blue plastic bag was torn into many pieces and ended up in the finished product. While many pieces of the blue plastic bag have been recovered, there is no evidence that all pieces are accounted for.
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What happened, in plain English
Ventura Foods, LLC is recalling Gordon Choice Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing because pieces of a blue plastic bag were found in the product during manufacturing. Although many pieces have been recovered, there is no evidence that all are accounted for. The recalled items were distributed exclusively to Gordon Food Service locations in New Jersey. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/19645-gordon-choice-dressing-recall-blue-plastic-hazard.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/19645-gordon-choice-dressing-recall-blue-plastic-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0988-2018
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“Gordon Choice Dressing Recall: Blue Plastic Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/19645-gordon-choice-dressing-recall-blue-plastic-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0988-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0988-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The presence of torn blue plastic bag pieces in the dressing poses a physical hazard. Ingesting these plastic fragments can cause choking, internal injury, or other health issues depending on the size and sharpness of the pieces.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased 128 FL OZ jugs of Gordon Choice Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing from Gordon Food Service in New Jersey. Anyone with these specific lot codes is at risk of ingesting plastic fragments.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your jugs for the lot code B29717 printed on the jug and B01018 on the carton. The product is Gordon Choice Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing with net contents of 128 FL OZ. It was distributed exclusively to Gordon Food Service in Wyoming, MI 49509, and sold in New Jersey.
- Brand
Gordon Choice- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the dressing if you have the recalled lot codes B29717 or B01018 due to plastic contamination risks.
Discard or return the item
The recall record does not specify a remedy such as a refund or replacement, so you should dispose of the product safely.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in New Jersey.
FDA distribution: “NJ” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: New Jersey.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0988-2018 (February 19, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0988-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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