Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published January 15, 2021

Emilia Foods Four Cheese Gnocchi Recall: Foreign Material Risk

Emilia Foods recalls Four Cheese Gnocchi (UPC 085239103661) due to possible foreign material. Keep frozen until fully cooked to avoid potential hazards.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0242-2021Food Emilia Foods ›

Lower-risk recall

Good and Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi may contain foreign material.

Take action

Contact the company

Recalling firmEMILIA FOODS SRLVia Emilia Est 903 · Modena, Italy

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Emilia Foods is recalling Four Cheese Gnocchi products that may contain foreign material. If you have these products, you should cook them thoroughly before eating to avoid potential hazards. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14914-emilia-foods-four-cheese-gnocchi-recall-foreign-material-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14914-emilia-foods-four-cheese-gnocchi-recall-foreign-material-risk · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0242-2021

Cite this page

“Emilia Foods Four Cheese Gnocchi Recall: Foreign Material Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14914-emilia-foods-four-cheese-gnocchi-recall-foreign-material-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-0242-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0242-2021%22&limit=1).

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Jan. 15, 2021, that Emilia Foods SRL voluntarily recalled Good & Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi due to potential foreign material contamination. The FDA said the product needs to be fully cooked.

How to tell if you have it

Good & Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi
Net Wt. 16 oz. (454g)
UPC 0 85239-10366 1
BEST if Used By 23 MAR 2022
LI0267

The hazard

The FDA said the Good & Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi may contain foreign material.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include the MID DOLCIARIA Gluten-Free Crunchy Cannoli Recall (2026-05-06) and the Elegant Foods Pecorino Toscano D.O.P. STAGIONATO Cheese Recall (2026-07-27). Other recent recalls of similar products include the SAPUTO Great Value Cottage Cheese Recall (2026-02-21).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Good & Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi' with a net weight of 16 oz (454g). The UPC code is 085239103661. Products were sold in Target stores in the U.S. and must be kept frozen until fully cooked.

Brand
Emilia Foods
Product
Good & Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi, Net Wt. 16 oz. (454g), Keep Frozen. Needs to be Fully Cooked. UPC 0 85239-10366 1
Category
Food

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Label
Look for the product name 'Good & Gather Four Cheese Gnocchi' with a net weight of 16 oz (454g) and UPC 085239103661.
Cook Thoroughly
Ensure the product is fully cooked before consumption to eliminate any potential foreign material.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “Nationwide.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 28 days after the firm started it.

Jan 15, 2021Firm started the recall
Jan 28, 2021FDA classified it Class II
Feb 3, 2021Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Feb 12, 2021FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

✎ GovInfoNow

Questions people ask

From the GovInfoNow team · based on the FDA notice · How we make summaries

Do I need to return the product?

The recall does not require returning the product; cooking it thoroughly is the recommended action.

Similar recalls

Latest food recalls

Keep exploring

Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/14914-emilia-foods-four-cheese-gnocchi-recall-foreign-material-risk">Emilia Foods Four Cheese Gnocchi Recall: Foreign Material Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #F-0242-2021 (January 15, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0242-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.