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Food product

Green Chili Cilantro Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10204-6 Green Chili Cilantro Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve, 12/16oz packages, UPC# 0-37842-04158-8 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Cornmeal, Organic Mild Green Chilis, Salt, Organic Cilantro, Organic Cumin, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene

F-0124-2018

October 13, 2017

Class III

Product summary

Firm
San Gennaro Foods, Inc
Event
Event 78290
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
Ancient Harvest=594 cases; Frieda's=539
Official record key
food-enforcement:F-0124-2018

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: Ancient Harvest codes: 011518, 020518, 022218, 050118, 052118. Frieda's codes: 011118, 030518, 053118.

Distribution pattern: CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.