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San Gennaro Foods, Inc
FDA recall F-0124-2018 · Class III · reported 2017-11-15 · Terminated
- Product
- Green Chili Cilantro Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10204-6 Green Chili Cilantro Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve, 12/16oz packages, UPC# 0-37842-04158-8 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Cornmeal, Organic Mild Green Chilis, Salt, Organic Cilantro, Organic Cumin, 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=594 cases; Frieda's=539
- 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: 011518, 020518, 022218, 050118, 052118. Frieda's codes: 011118, 030518, 053118.
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.