Red & Black Quinoa Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10207-7 Organic red & black quinoa polenta, Anna's Country Kitchen brand, Ready to heat and serve Pre-cooked, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 6-63221-10181-1 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Cornmeal, Organic Red Quinoa, Organic Black Quinoa, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene

San Gennaro Foods, INC recalled Red & Black Quinoa Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10207-7 in a Class III action, the FDA tier used when a product is unlikely to cause adverse health effects, typically for labeling or minor regulatory issues on Oct 13, 2017.

The FDA-published reason for this recall is: "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."

The product reached multiple states, recorded by the FDA as "CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada." A multi-state footprint means the same lot can surface in households far from the producer. The recalling firm is based in Kent, WA. The recall covers Ancient Harvest=798; Anna's=200 of product. The FDA has Terminated this recall (first reported Nov 15, 2017), its final lifecycle state, indicating the agency considers the corrective action resolved. The historical record remains useful for tracking a brand's recall pattern over time.