WinCo Foods Recalls Bread in Calif. and Nevada Due to Wire Fragments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Boise, Idaho, -- March 9, 2007 -- WinCo Foods announced today that it is voluntarily recalling several bread products packaged under the Cascade Pride label and sold at its WinCo Foods stores in California and Nevada. The Cascade Pride products, manufactured for WinCo Foods by Safeway Inc., may contain wire fragments from production machinery. The recall does not affect WinCo Foods stores in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.

The recall affects the following products with a "Best Before" date of March 15, 2007.

Cascade Pride Crushed Wheat Bread 17072-00003

Cascade Pride 100% Wheat Bread 17072-00007

Cascade Pride Butter Top White Bread 17072-00008

Cascade Pride White 24 oz. Bread 17072-00017

Cascade Pride Wheat 24 oz. Bread 17072-00018

Cascade Pride Butter Top Wheat Bread 17072-00021

Cascade Pride White Sandwich Bread 17072-00022

Cascade Pride Wheat Sandwich Bread 17072-00023

Cascade Pride Texas Toast 17072-00068

Cascade Pride Maple Toast 17072-00069

Cascade Pride White 16 oz. 17072-00101

Cascade Pride Wheat 16 oz. 17072-00102

The "Best Before" date can be found on the bread bag's plastic closure. The UPC number can be found on the bottom panel of the bread bag. Customers who purchased these products may return the products to their local store for a full refund.

While Safeway has received a few complaints about the products, WinCo Foods has not received any complaints to date. No injuries have been reported. Safeway has assured WinCo that the production machinery in question has been repaired and the production line cleaned. WinCo Foods values its customers and regrets the inconvenience or concern that this voluntary recall may cause.

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