San Gennaro Foods, Inc

Recall #F-0123-2018 · Initiated 2017-10-13

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What happened

San Gennaro Foods recalled several brands of pre-cooked polenta because unapproved ink used for date coding was printed directly onto the food packaging where it could contact the product. The ink used is not permitted for food contact.

Who is at risk

Anyone who purchased these polenta products should be aware of this recall, though the actual health risk is considered low (Class III classification).

What to do

Check your pantry for the recalled products listed (Ancient Harvest, Frieda's, Zerto, or Italissima brands with the specified UPC codes). If you have any of these items, do not consume them and either discard the product or return it to your retailer for a refund.

Product

Sundried Tomato Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 6-59201-10202-2 Sundried Tomato Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve, 12/16 oz packages, UPC# 0-37842-04156-4 Sundried Tomato Polenta, Zerto brand, Pre-cooked ready to heat & serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 0-71270-35073-7 Sun Dried Tomato Organic Polenta, Italissima brand, Ready to heat and serve, 12/16 oz packages, UPC# 7-78518-00762-9 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Corn Meal, Organic Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Organic Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene

Reason for recall

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 affected

Ancient Harvest=3580 cases; Frieda's=559; Zerto=123; Italissima=80

Distribution

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

Lot / code info

Ancient Harvest code: 070218 Frieda's codes: 011018, 030518, 053118. Zerto code: MAY032018. Italissima codes: 17DE25, 18MR22, 18JN20.

Voluntary / mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification

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

Terminated

2018-05-18