Wish-Bone Is Recalling These 2 Salad Dressings Over Undeclared Allergens
There is nothing worse to an avid label-reader, especially one with a food allergy, than finding out that a trusted food brand left an ingredient off the label. For those with an egg allergy, it's time to check your fridge if you've recently purchased two types of Wish-Bone dressings that Conagra Brands, Inc. just recalled.
According to the U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Conagra Brands, Inc. has recalled a small lot of Wish-Bone Chunky Blue Cheese and Thousand Island dressings due to undeclared egg in the product. There haven't been any illnesses reported yet, but the company is asking retailers to remove them from store shelves and consumers with an egg allergy to throw out the mislabeled products.
Although Food Dive reports that the FDA allows companies to make "minor formulation and ingredient changes" to food products without it being reflected on the label, this flexibility does not apply to foods like eggs that can cause severe reactions to those with an allergy. Conagra has yet to state how the egg made it into the dressings without it being clearly noted on the ingredients label.
Which specific Wish-Bone products are part of the lot recall?
Wish-Bone Thousand Island dressing and Blue Cheese dressing are the two products recalled by Conagra Brands, Inc. for containing egg. Despite the fact that there have not been any illnesses caused by the undeclared allergen, the company is asking retailers and consumers to check their dressings for specific lot codes.
Wish-Bone Thousand Island Dressing, 15-oz, with the UPC 0-41321-00645-6, lot code 4254200620, and best by date of January 31, 2023, needs to be tossed. The Wish-Bone Thousand Island Dressing, 15-oz, with the same UPC 0-41321-00645-6, has a different lot code 4254200720 and best by date of February 1, 2023. The 24-0z container of Wish-Bone Thousand Island Dressing with UPC 0-41321-00731-6, lot code 4254201720, and best by date of February 11, 2023, also needs to be removed from store shelves and discarded by consumers. The last dressing being recalled is the Wish-Bone Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing, 24-oz, with the UPC 0-41321-00691-3, lot code 4254201320, and best by date of November 9, 2022.
Conagra asks retailers and consumers to get rid of the recalled products and contact a health care provider with any concerns about injury or illness caused by the undeclared egg in the dressings. The company's customer care line can be reached by phone at 1-800-881-3989 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Monday through Friday, or by email at Consumer.Care@conagra.com.