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Giant Food Alerts Customers to Recall of Nestle Frozen Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Sandwich Products

    LANDOVER, Md., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Giant Food, following
a recall by Nestle Prepared Foods Company, announced it is removing 54
ounce Value (12) Pack Cartons of Nestle "Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza"
stuffed sandwiches from sale. Nestle has issued a national recall of these
products because they may contain pieces of plastic.

    The following products are affected by this recall:

    -- 54 ounce, Value (12) Park Cartons of Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza
brand stuffed sandwiches.

    UPC # 0 43695 075113 2

    Printed on the side of each carton is a "Best Before" date of "Jan
2010". Also printed on the side of the package is the establishment number
"Est 7721A."

    Upon hearing of the announcement by Nestle, Giant immediately removed
the items for sale from its shelves. Giant has not received any reports of
illness or injuries associated with the consumption of these products.

    Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Nestle
Consumer Services Center at (800) 350-5016. Consumers who have purchased
the affected products may return them to Giant for a full refund. Consumers
looking for additional information may call Giant Customer Service at (888)
469-4426 for more information. Customers can also visit the Giant website
at http://www.giantfood.com.

    About Giant Food

    Giant Food LLC, headquartered in Landover, MD, operates 181
supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia,
and employs approximately 21,000 associates. Included within the 181 stores
are 163 full-service pharmacies. For more on Giant, visit
http://www.giantfood.com.



SOURCE Landover, MD - Giant Food LLC




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    Jamie Miller of Giant Food LLC,
    +1-301-341-8776, jmiller@giantofmaryland.com