WinCo Foods Recalls Bread in California and Nevada

13/03/07 WinCo Foods announced 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.

   Product                                                    UPC Code #

    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.