Recalls / Class III
Class IIIF-0119-2018
Product
Italian Herb Polenta, Melissa's brand, Shelf stable, 12/16 oz packages UPC# 0-45255-11892-6 Ingredients: Water, Organic Cornmeal, Salt, Yeast Extract, Organic Tomato Powder, Organic Onion, Organic Parsley, Organic Oregano, Organic Granulated Onion, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 010418 020818 022718 031218 032918 050718 052118 060718 062118 062718
- Quantity
- 3567 cases
Why it was recalled
Date coding ink was being printed directly on the food contact surface of packaging, allowing the ink to be in direct contact with the product. The ink is not approved for food use.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- San Gennaro Foods, Inc
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 19255 80th Ave S, N/A, Kent, Washington 98032-1135
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2017-10-13
- FDA classified
- 2017-11-08
- Posted by FDA
- 2017-11-15
- Terminated
- 2018-05-18
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0119-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.