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FDA Food recall F-0120-2018

Traditional Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC#6-59201-10201-5 Traditional Organic Pol…

On 2017-11-15 the FDA classified a Class III recall of Traditional Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC#6-59201-10201-5 Traditional Organic Pol… by San Gennaro Foods, citing 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.

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AgencyFDA Food
Recall numberF-0120-2018
ClassificationClass III
Statusterminated
Initiated2017-10-13
Published2017-11-15
Last updated2026-09-13 11:49 UTC
CompanySan Gennaro Foods
DistributionCA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI

Product

Traditional Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC#6-59201-10201-5 Traditional Organic Polenta, Italissima brand, Ready to heat and serve, 12/24 oz packages UPC# 7-78518-00760-5 Traditional Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve ,12/16 oz packages UPC# 0-37842-04154-0 Traditional Polenta, Zerto brand, Pre-cooked ready to heat & serve, 12/24 oz packages UPC# 0-71270-35072-0 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Corn Meal, Salt, 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.

Identifiers

upc659201102015
upc778518007605
upc037842041540
upc071270350720
code_info
Ancient Harvest codes: 010918, 011118, 011518, 011618, 011818, 012218, 012918, 013018, 020118, 020518, 020718, 020618,…Ancient Harvest codes: 010918, 011118, 011518, 011618, 011818, 012218, 012918, 013018, 020118, 020518, 020718, 020618, 021218, 021318, 022818, 030118, 032818, 032918, 041118, 041218, 042518, 043018, 051018, 051718, 052118, 052218, 060518, 060618, 061118, 061218, 061418, 061818, 061918, 062018. Italissima codes: 18JA29, 18FE22, 18MR08, 18MAY07, 18MA21, 18JN14. Frieda's codes: 011118, 022818, 030518, 053118. Zerto code: 050318.

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:49 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0120-2018%22

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