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Wegmans Announces Voluntary Recall of
32 oz. Wegmans Old Fashioned Family Wheat Thin Sliced Bread

NEWS RELEASE



Contact:  Jo Natale
          716-464-4760

For Immediate Release

Wegmans Announces Voluntary Recall of 32 oz. Wegmans Old Fashioned Family Wheat Thin Sliced Bread

Rochester, NY - November 17, 2001 -- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of approximately 353 loaves of 32 oz. Wegmans Old Fashioned Family Wheat Thin Sliced Bread with a use-by-date of 11/09. This product is being recalled because it may contain a walnut ingredient, which is not declared on the label. The bread was produced on Friday, November 2, and would have been available in Wegmans stores between that day and Friday, November 9. Product with the affected code date is no longer on store shelves.

No illnesses have been reported to date. The recall of this product is of concern only to those individuals who have allergies to walnuts. Consumption may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to walnuts. Concerned customers should return the product to Wegmans for a full refund. Customers who have consumed the product and feel they are experiencing symptoms should contact their physician.

Wegmans 32 oz. Old Fashioned Family Wheat Thin Sliced Bread is sold exclusively at Wegmans Food Markets located in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Wegmans' customers who have questions or concerns about this recall should contact the consumer affairs department at 1-800-WEGMANS.

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