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San Gennaro Foods, Inc
FDA recall F-0128-2018 · Class III · reported 2017-11-15 · Terminated
- 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 brand, Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, Sun of Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 0-33698-81698-1 Ingredients: Water, Yellow Corn Meal, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, 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
- 12/24oz=2194 cases; 12/18oz=799; 12/24oz Canadian=169; Sun of Italy=87
- 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
- 12/24oz codes: 011118, 012518, 020718, 030618, 030718, 031918, 041018, 042418, 050818, 051018, 052118, 061918, 062518. 12/18oz codes: 012318, 021418, 030618, 040518, 051518, 053018. 12/24oz Canadian codes: 18FE14, 2018MR19, 18MA21, 18MR21. Sun of Italy code: 020718.
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.