San Gennaro Foods, Inc 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.

🇺🇸 United States

1. October 13, 2017 - Recall initiated
2. November 15, 2017 - Reported by source
3. May 18, 2018 - Recall terminated

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-0118-2018

Event ID

78290

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class III

Company

San Gennaro Foods, Inc

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

Quantity

5868 cases

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 initiation date

October 13, 2017

Report date

November 15, 2017

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

May 18, 2018

Distribution pattern

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

UPC, lot, and code information

010418 010818 020818 022818 031218 032718 032918 050918 060718 061818 062118 062718

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 78290 with 10 other product entries in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: San Gennaro Foods, Inc

Other recalls from San Gennaro Foods, Inc

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Distributed No data published

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map

State	Distributed
California	1
Colorado	1
Florida	1
Georgia	1
Illinois	1
Indiana	1
Maryland	1
Maine	1
Michigan	1
New Jersey	1
New York	1
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	1
South Carolina	1
Texas	1
Virginia	1
Washington	1
Wisconsin	1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

What does a Class III mean?

A situation in which use of or exposure to a product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

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