Safeway Recalls Bread in Parts of California and Nevada

Date of Recall

2007-03-09

Recall Details

Pleasanton, Calif., — March 9, 2007 — Safeway Inc. today announced it is voluntarily recalling several of its private label bread products sold at Safeway and Pak ’n Save stores in Northern California and Northwest Nevada. The products may contain wire fragments from production machinery. The recall does not affect products sold at the Company’s Vons or Pavilions stores.

The recall affects the following products with "Best Before" dates up to and including March 17, 2007. (Example: Mar 17)

Product	UPC Code #
Pak ’n Save Wheat Bread	113827210002
Safeway Butter Top Wheat Bread	21130-18089
Safeway Butter Top White Bread	21130-18088
Safeway Crushed Wheat Bread	21130-18133
Safeway Super Kids Bread	21130-18336
Safeway Whole Grain Bread	21130-18147
Safeway Premium White Bread	21130-18325
Safeway Premium Wheat Bread	21130-18225
Safeway Oven Joy White Bread	007989305190
Safeway Oven Joy Wheat Bread	007989305191
Safeway Texas Toast Bread	21130-18198

The recall also affects the following products with "Best Before" dates up to and including March 15, 2007. (Example: Mar 15)

Product	UPC Code#
Pak ’n Save White Bread	003827210001
Safeway Premium White Sandwich Bread	21130-18330
Safeway Pan  Blanco Bread	007989305010
Safeway French Toasting Bread	21130-18199
Safeway 100% Wheat Bread	21130-18207

The "Best Before" date can be found on the plastic closure. The UPC number can be found on the bottom panel of bread bag. Customers who purchased these products in Northern California or Northwest Nevada can return the bread to their local store for a full refund.

While Safeway has received customer complaints, no injuries have been reported. The production machinery in question has been repaired and the production line cleaned. Safeway values its customers and apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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