The Recall Desk

Hazard

Unapproved Ink Contact recalls

6 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
6
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2017-11-15

Of the 6 unapproved ink contact recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all unapproved ink contact recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

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  • ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0118-2018·2017-11-15

    Melissa's Original Polenta Recalled for Unapproved Ink Contact

    San Gennaro Foods is recalling Melissa's Original Polenta because date coding ink was printed directly on the food contact surface, allowing the unapproved ink to contact the product.

    Product
    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
    Category
    Food
    Distribution
    18 states
  • ModerateFDA (Food)·F-0121-2018·2017-11-15

    San Gennaro Foods Recalls Polenta Due to Unapproved Ink Contact

    San Gennaro Foods is recalling multiple brands of organic polenta because date coding ink was printed directly on the food contact surface of the packaging.

    Product
    Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC# 6-59201-10203-9 Traditional Organic Polenta, Trader Joe's brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat and serve, 12/18oz package UPC# 0079-7177 Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Frieda's
    Category
    Food
    Distribution
    18 states
  • LowFDA (Food)·F-0128-2018·2017-11-15

    San Gennaro Basil Garlic Polenta Recalled for Unapproved Ink Contact

    San Gennaro Foods is recalling Basil Garlic Polenta because date coding ink was printed directly on the food contact surface, allowing the unapproved ink to contact the product.

    Product
    Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15002-0 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro Canadian
    Category
    Food
    Distribution
    18 states
  • LowFDA (Food)·F-0119-2018·2017-11-15

    San Gennaro Recalls Italian Herb Polenta Due to Unapproved Ink Contact

    San Gennaro Foods is recalling Melissa's Italian Herb Polenta because date coding ink was printed directly on the food contact surface, allowing the unapproved ink to touch the product.

    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 Aci
    Category
    Food
    Distribution
    18 states
  • LowFDA (Food)·F-0126-2018·2017-11-15

    San Gennaro White Polenta Recalled for Unapproved Ink Contact

    San Gennaro Foods is recalling White Polenta because date coding ink was printed directly on the food contact surface, allowing the unapproved ink to touch the product.

    Product
    White Polenta, San Gennaro brand, 12/16oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-17400-2 White Polenta, San Gennaro brand, 6/16oz packages UPC# 7-62676-17400-2 Ingredients: Water, White Corn Meal, Salt, Tartaric Acid
    Category
    Food
    Distribution
    18 states
  • LowFDA (Food)·F-0117-2018·2017-11-15

    Melissa's Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta Recalled for Unapproved Ink Contact

    San Gennaro Foods is recalling Melissa's Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta because date coding ink was printed on the food contact surface, allowing unapproved ink to contact the product.

    Product
    Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta, Melissa's brand, Shelf stable, 12/16 oz package UPC# 0-45255-11848-3 Ingredients: Water, Organic Cornmeal, Organic Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Organic Tomato Powder, Salt, Yeast Extract, Organic Granulated Onion, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
    Category
    Food
    Distribution
    18 states