FDA recall F-0119-2018

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

Reason for recall

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.

Distribution

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

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-10-13

Report date

2017-11-15

Termination date

2018-05-18

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Kent, WA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=F-0119-2018