Traditional Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages
Recalling firm: San Gennaro Foods, Inc
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.
The exact 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
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Original FDA code information
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.
| Type | Code / value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| UPC | 033698816974 | a, 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 |
| UPC | 071742999518 | l 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 |
| UPC | 762676124007 | a, 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# 7-62676-1 |
| UPC | 762676124007 | nnaro 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 |
| UPC | 762676150006 | a, 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 |
| UPC | 762676150006 | nta, 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 |
| UPC | 777465002367 | ta, 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 Ingredi |
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0127-2018
- Event ID
- 78290
- FDA status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Oct 13, 2017
- Reported
- Nov 15, 2017
- Classified
- Nov 8, 2017
- Terminated
- May 18, 2018
- Quantity
- 12/18oz and 6/18oz=8772 cases; 12/24oz=4869; 12/24oz Canadian=313; Sun of Italy=592; Scarpone's=1119; Italy=145
- Location
- Kent, WA, United States
- Initiation type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Notification
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Where it was distributed
CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, ME, MI, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI and Canada.
Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗
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