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FDA recalls · F-0121-2018

San Gennaro Foods, Inc recall

  • FoodBasil 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 brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve, 12/16 oz packages UPC# 0-37842-04157-1 Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Italissima brand, Ready to heat and serve, 12/16 oz packages UPC# 7-78518-00761-2 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Corn Meal, Organic Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Organic Basil, 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=9651 cases; Trader Joe's=37816; Frieda's=1254; Italissima=209
  • CodesAncient Harvest codes: 010918, 011518, 013018, 020518, 021218, 021918, 022718, 031518, 041218, 050118, 051618, 052118, 060518, 061218, 062118, 062518, 070218. Trader Joe's codes: 010318, 010418, 011018, 011718, 012218, 012318, 012418, 012918, 020518, 021918, 022018, 022118, 022218, 030718, 030818, 031218, 031318, 031418, 031518, 032118, 032218, 032618, 040518, 041618, 041718, 041818, 042318, 042418, 050718, 051418, 051518, 051618, 052318, 052418, 052818, 052918, 053018, 060518, 060618, 061318, 062518, 062718, 062818, 070218, 070318. Frieda's codes: 011118, 030518, 050718, 053118. Italissima: 18FE19, 18MR26, 18MR16, 18JN21.
  • FirmSan Gennaro Foods, Inc, Kent, WA · Voluntary: Firm initiated

Products we list

These products carry a barcode printed in the recall.

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-0121-2018. Class meanings: FDA.