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Food 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

F-0119-2018

October 13, 2017

Class III

Product summary

Firm
San Gennaro Foods, Inc
Event
Event 78290
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
3567 cases
Official record key
food-enforcement:F-0119-2018

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: 010418 020818 022718 031218 032918 050718 052118 060718 062118 062718

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.