Girard's Original French Dressing

Name: Girard's Original French Dressing
Brand: Girard's

A tangy orange-red French dressing from the Marzetti family of brands, in canola and soybean oil with mustard seed and garlic.

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Flagged ingredients2

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsCanola oil, Soybean oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Canola oil	Seed oils	CANOLA AND SOYBEAN OIL
Soybean oil	Seed oils	CANOLA AND SOYBEAN OIL

Ingredients as listed

CANOLA AND SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, CORN CIDER VINEGAR, SALT, MUSTARD SEED, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2718499). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More vinaigrette first, then the rest of the condiments, dressings and sauces aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Girard's Original French Dressing

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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