Original Polenta, Melissa's brand, Shelf stable, 12/16 oz package
Recalling firm: San Gennaro Foods, Inc
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…
Historical recall record. This is not a new recall announcement. “Terminated” describes the FDA recall process; it does not certify that an individual package is safe. FDA termination date: May 18, 2018.
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Original product description
Original Polenta, Melissa's brand, Shelf stable, 12/16 oz package UPC# 0-45255-11847-6 Ingredients: Water, Organic Cornmeal, Salt, Yeast Extract, Organic Granulated Onion, Organic Granulated Garlic, Organic Celery Seed, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
Extracted codes and context
| Type | Code / value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| UPC | 045255118476 | Original Polenta, Melissa's brand, Shelf stable, 12/16 oz package UPC# 0-45255-11847-6 Ingredients: Water, Organic Cornmeal, Salt, Yeast Extract, Organic Granulated Onion, Organic Granulated Garlic, Orga |
Original FDA recall 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.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0118-2018
- Event ID
- 78290
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Oct 13, 2017
- Reported
- Nov 15, 2017
- Classified
- Nov 8, 2017
- Terminated
- May 18, 2018
- Quantity
- 5868 cases
- Location
- Kent, WA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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