Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0124-2018

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

Type

Food

Affected lot / code info

Ancient Harvest codes: 011518, 020518, 022218, 050118, 052118. Frieda's codes: 011118, 030518, 053118.

Quantity

Ancient Harvest=594 cases; Frieda's=539

Why it was recalled

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.

Recalling firm

Firm

San Gennaro Foods, Inc

Notification channel

Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit

Type

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Address

19255 80th Ave S, N/A, Kent, Washington 98032-1135

Distribution

Distribution pattern

CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.

Timeline

Recall initiated

2017-10-13

FDA classified

2017-11-08

Posted by FDA

2017-11-15

Terminated

2018-05-18

Status

Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0124-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.