Recalls / Class III
Class IIIF-0125-2018
Product
Red & Black Quinoa Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10207-7 Organic red & black quinoa polenta, Anna's Country Kitchen brand, Ready to heat and serve Pre-cooked, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 6-63221-10181-1 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Cornmeal, Organic Red Quinoa, Organic Black Quinoa, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Ancient Harvest codes: 011718, 012418, 020118, 022018. Anna's Country Kitchen codes: 18JA24, 18MR21.
- Quantity
- Ancient Harvest=798; Anna's=200
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-0125-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.