KB Specialty Foods Recalls Deli Chef Sour Cream & Cheese Macaroni Salad from Some Kroger-Owned Stores CINCINNATI, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KB Specialty Foods, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, today announced a voluntary recall of Deli Chef Sour Cream and Cheese Macaroni Salad from some Kroger-owned supermarkets. The recall was initiated after a sample taken from a Kroger deli service counter by the State of Georgia tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The Sour Cream and Cheese Macaroni Salad being recalled was distributed through the deli service counters at Kroger stores in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Louisiana and Texas. The recall also includes Dillon Stores in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma; Baker's stores in Nebraska; Food 4 Less stores in Indiana and Illinois; Gerbes Stores in Missouri; Hilander stores in Illinois; Kessel stores in Michigan; and Owen's and Pay Less stores in Indiana. The product is being removed from store shelves immediately. Kroger has not received any customer complaints of illness related to this product. Customers who have this product in their refrigerators should return it to the store for a full refund or replacement. The Sour Cream and Macaroni Salad should not be consumed. Customers who have questions may contact Kroger toll- free at (800) 632-6900. Listeria monocytogenes can cause short-term symptoms including high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. The infection may be more serious or even fatal among young children, frail or elderly people, or others with weakened immune systems. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains. At the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,519 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 32 states under two dozen banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Smith's, Fry's and Fry's Marketplace, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operated (either directly, through its subsidiaries or franchise agreements) 794 convenience stores, 444 fine jewelry stores, 412 supermarket fuel centers and 41 food processing plants. The Company contributed $106 million last year to local communities and non-profit organizations. For more information about Kroger, please visit our web site at http://www.kroger.com/ . DATASOURCE: The Kroger Co. CONTACT: Gary Rhodes of The Kroger Co., +1-513-762-1304 Web site: http://www.kroger.com/

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