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Food product

Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15002-0 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro Canadian brand, Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, Sun of Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 0-33698-81698-1 Ingredients: Water, Yellow Corn Meal, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Basil, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene

F-0128-2018

October 13, 2017

Class III

Product summary

Firm
San Gennaro Foods, Inc
Event
Event 78290
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
12/24oz=2194 cases; 12/18oz=799; 12/24oz Canadian=169; Sun of Italy=87
Official record key
food-enforcement:F-0128-2018

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: 12/24oz codes: 011118, 012518, 020718, 030618, 030718, 031918, 041018, 042418, 050818, 051018, 052118, 061918, 062518. 12/18oz codes: 012318, 021418, 030618, 040518, 051518, 053018. 12/24oz Canadian codes: 18FE14, 2018MR19, 18MA21, 18MR21. Sun of Italy code: 020718.

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.