Recalls / Class III
Class IIIF-0127-2018
Product
Traditional Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15000-6 Traditional Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 6/18oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15000-6 Traditional Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12400-7 Traditional Polenta, San Gennaro Canadian brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12400-7 Traditional polenta, Sun of Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 0-33698-81697-4 Traditional Polenta, Scarpone's brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/1 KG packages, UPC# 7-77465-00236-7 Traditional Polenta, Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC#0-71742-99951-8 Ingredients: Water, Yellow Corn Meal, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- 12/18oz codes: 010318, 010818, 012318, 012918, 021418, 022118, 030118, 030618, 031318, 040218, 040518, 040918, 041018, 041818, 042518, 051518, 052418, 061918. 6/18oz codes: 040218, 040918, 052418, 061918. 12/24oz codes: 012518, 020718, 021418, 030718, 031918, 032018, 041018, 042418, 050818, 050918, 061418. 12/24oz Canadian codes: 18JA25, 18FE14, 18MR19, 18MA09, 2018MA17. Sun of Italy codes: 020718, 041018. Scarpone's codes: 17117, 218AU17. Italy code: 081418.
- Quantity
- 12/18oz and 6/18oz=8772 cases; 12/24oz=4869; 12/24oz Canadian=313; Sun of Italy=592; Scarpone's=1119; Italy=145
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-0127-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.