FDAOctober 13, 2017food
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
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
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.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
san gennarosan
UPCs
045255118476
Recall history
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