Stop & Shop Alerts Customers to Voluntary Recall of Chang Farm Soy Sprouts

QUINCY, Mass., April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is alerting customers to a voluntary recall by Chang Farm of Chang Farm Brand 12oz packages of Soy Sprouts with a sell by date of April 19, 2008 and a UPC code of 00 29899 0100.

The product is being recalled because of the possible presence of Listeria bacteria. Contamination with Listeria in food such as sprouts represents a significant danger to public health.

Upon being notified of the recall, Stop & Shop immediately removed from its shelves the affected product.

Customers who may have purchased this product from any Stop & Shop store should not consume the product and should return it to the store for a full refund.

Consumers should contact their healthcare provider with any illness concerns. Consumers with questions about this recall may contact the MA DPH Food Protection Program at 617-983-6712 or Chang Farm at 413-665-3341. Consumers also may call Stop & Shop Consumer Affairs, Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm at 1-800-767-7772.

About Stop & Shop

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, employs more than 59,000 associates and operates 389 stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, New York and New Jersey.


Source: The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company

CONTACT: Faith Weiner, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company,
+1-617-770-6025, fwener@stopandshop.com


2008-04-17 22:21:16 0339315 PRNEWSWIRE

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