Class IIITerminated in FDA datasetOct 13, 2017

Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 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.

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The exact product

Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15002-0 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro Canadian brand, Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, Sun of Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 0-33698-81698-1 Ingredients: Water, Yellow Corn Meal, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Basil, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene

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Original FDA code information

12/24oz codes: 011118, 012518, 020718, 030618, 030718, 031918, 041018, 042418, 050818, 051018, 052118, 061918, 062518. 12/18oz codes: 012318, 021418, 030618, 040518, 051518, 053018. 12/24oz Canadian codes: 18FE14, 2018MR19, 18MA21, 18MR21. Sun of Italy code: 020718.

TypeCode / valueContext
UPC033698816981a, Sun of Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 0-33698-81698-1 Ingredients: Water, Yellow Corn Meal, Dehydrated Garlic, Salt, Basil, Tartaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Beta Carotene
UPC762676124021a, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15002-0
UPC762676124021nta, San Gennaro Canadian brand, Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1 Basil Garlic Polenta, Sun of Italy brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24oz packages, UPC# 0-33698-81698-1
UPC762676150020a, San Gennaro brand, Pre-cooked Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/18 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-15002-0 Basil Garlic Polenta, San Gennaro Canadian brand, Ready to Heat & Serve, 12/24 oz packages, UPC# 7-62676-12402-1

Recall details

Recall number
F-0128-2018
Event ID
78290
FDA status
Terminated
Initiated
Oct 13, 2017
Reported
Nov 15, 2017
Classified
Nov 8, 2017
Terminated
May 18, 2018
Quantity
12/24oz=2194 cases; 12/18oz=799; 12/24oz Canadian=169; Sun of Italy=87
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.

FDA source record · F-0128-2018

Data updated September 16, 2026. View official FDA data ↗

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