RECALLS

 
FOOD RECALLS  LIST

For a brief description of Recalls and links to US and Ohio Food and Consumer recalls go toRECALLS page.

June 26, 2008 Ohio firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli 0157:H7 Contamination

Washington – The Kroger Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio, retailer is recalling an undetermined amount of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli 0157: H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Announced. 

Consumers with questions about the recall should contact the Kroger Consumer Hotline at (800) 632-6900. Media with questions about the recall should contact company Director of Corporate Affairs Meghan Glynn at (513) 762-1304.

Update July 2, 2008  KROGER ASKS CUSTOMERS TO CHECK REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS FOR RECALLED BEEF

CINCINNATI , Ohio , – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has

informed The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) that Nebraska Beef, based in Omaha,

Neb. , has been identified as the supplier of ground beef products linked to E. coli

illnesses in Michigan and central and northern Ohio. The illnesses were reported

between May 31 and June 8. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

have not reported any additional illnesses related to this outbreak.

Kroger has expanded the voluntary recall the Company initiated last week for

Kroger stores in Michigan and in central and northern Ohio (Columbus and

Toledoareas).