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FDA Food recall F-0121-2018

Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC# 6-59201-10203-9 Traditional Organic P…

On 2017-11-15 the FDA classified a Class III recall of Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC# 6-59201-10203-9 Traditional Organic P… 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-0121-2018
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

Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Ancient Harvest brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat, 12/18 oz packages UPC# 6-59201-10203-9 Traditional Organic Polenta, Trader Joe's brand, Pre-cooked ready-to-heat and serve, 12/18oz package UPC# 0079-7177 Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Frieda's brand, Pre-cooked just heat & serve, 12/16 oz packages UPC# 0-37842-04157-1 Basil Garlic Organic Polenta, Italissima brand, Ready to heat and serve, 12/16 oz packages UPC# 7-78518-00761-2 Ingredients: Water, Organic Yellow Corn Meal, Organic Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Organic Basil, 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

upc659201102039
upc037842041571
upc778518007612
code_info
Ancient Harvest codes: 010918, 011518, 013018, 020518, 021218, 021918, 022718, 031518, 041218, 050118, 051618, 052118,…Ancient Harvest codes: 010918, 011518, 013018, 020518, 021218, 021918, 022718, 031518, 041218, 050118, 051618, 052118, 060518, 061218, 062118, 062518, 070218. Trader Joe's codes: 010318, 010418, 011018, 011718, 012218, 012318, 012418, 012918, 020518, 021918, 022018, 022118, 022218, 030718, 030818, 031218, 031318, 031418, 031518, 032118, 032218, 032618, 040518, 041618, 041718, 041818, 042318, 042418, 050718, 051418, 051518, 051618, 052318, 052418, 052818, 052918, 053018, 060518, 060618, 061318, 062518, 062718, 062818, 070218, 070318. Frieda's codes: 011118, 030518, 050718, 053118. Italissima: 18FE19, 18MR26, 18MR16, 18JN21.

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-0121-2018%22

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