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San Gennaro Foods, Inc
FDA recall F-0121-2018 · Class III · reported 2017-11-15 · Terminated
- 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 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
- 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.
- Quantity
- Ancient Harvest=9651 cases; Trader Joe's=37816; Frieda's=1254; Italissima=209
- Distribution
- CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.
- Firm location
- WA, United States
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- First notice
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Recall started
- 2017-10-13
- Terminated
- 2018-05-18
- Code info
- Ancient 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.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA Food Enforcement database (openFDA Food Enforcement, imported 2026-09). The FDA does not validate openFDA data for completeness or accuracy. This is a record of an enforcement action, not safety advice.