Giant Food Alerts Customers to Voluntary Recall By Boar's Head

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Feb 17, 2010, 05:37 ET

Product recalled due to the possibility of being contaminated with Salmonella

LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Giant Food of Landover, Md. is alerting customers to a voluntary recall by Boar's Head of its Boar's Head Salame Panino, 8 oz. because of possible concerns about salmonella. Upon learning of the recall, Giant immediately removed the products from sale.

Giant removed from sale the following product:

Boar's Head Salame Panino 8 oz. UPC 0-0424211607-1

To date, Giant has received no reports of illness due to consumption of this product. Customers who have purchased the affected product should discard any unused portions and bring their purchase receipt to Giant for a full refund. Customers looking for additional information are encouraged to call Giant's Customer Service line at (888) 469-4426 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for more information or visit the Giant website at www.giantfood.com.

About Giant Food of Landover, Md.

Giant Food LLC, headquartered in Landover, Md., operates 180 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 22,000 associates. Included within the 180 stores are 163 full-service pharmacies. Giant is owned by Netherlands-based Ahold. For more information on Giant, visit www.GiantFood.com.