FDA recalls · F-0120-2018
San Gennaro Foods, Inc recall
- FoodTraditional Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC#6-59201-10201-5 Traditional Organic Polenta, Italissima brand, Ready to heat and serve, 12/24 oz packages UPC# 7-78518-00760-5 Traditional Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve ,12/16 oz packages UPC# 0-37842-04154-0 Traditional Polenta, Zerto brand, Pre-cooked ready to heat & serve, 12/24 oz packages UPC# 0-71270-35072-0 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Corn Meal, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
- ReasonDate 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.
- ClassClass III: the food is unlikely to cause health problems
- StatusClosed by FDA, ended 2018-05-18
- DatesFirm started it 2017-10-13. In FDA's enforcement report 2017-11-15.
- Sold inCA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.
- AmountAncient Harvest=26035 cases; Italissima=304 cases; Frieda's=1711 cases; Zerto=607 cases
- CodesAncient Harvest codes: 010918, 011118, 011518, 011618, 011818, 012218, 012918, 013018, 020118, 020518, 020718, 020618, 021218, 021318, 022818, 030118, 032818, 032918, 041118, 041218, 042518, 043018, 051018, 051718, 052118, 052218, 060518, 060618, 061118, 061218, 061418, 061818, 061918, 062018. Italissima codes: 18JA29, 18FE22, 18MR08, 18MAY07, 18MA21, 18JN14. Frieda's codes: 011118, 022818, 030518, 053118. Zerto code: 050318.
- FirmSan Gennaro Foods, Inc, Kent, WA · Voluntary: Firm initiated
Products we list
These products carry a barcode printed in the recall.
- Ancient Harvest Traditional Italian Organic Polenta, Traditional Italian
- Frieda's Organic Traditional Polenta
From FDA's enforcement report, via openFDA (CC0): raw data for this recall. FDA's own Enforcement Report search finds it by its number, F-0120-2018. Class meanings: FDA.