IFOOD FOR THOUGHT: ARE YOUR GROCERIES SAFE? - Serious food recalls are all too common,

“Once we are informed by a firm that category or product development manager they have distributed a product subject to a of “a defect or issue which results in a Class I recall to us, we strive to initiate a product recall … within one business day of recall and communicate to customers as recall determination,” the company says. [...] “As those who have the card membership and technology and the way we communicate PAGE 10 evolve, retailers have, and will continue to, develop more effective and efficient ways to notify customers about product recalls that meet the shopper’s needs.” TYPES OF FOOD RECALLS Class I recall: a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will. [...] The AFDO report also noted there’s a “lack of urgency to notify states of a pending recall and request assistance” and that recall notices are sometimes “delayed or contain conflicting information.” In addition, the government should have one body that oversees the recall process from start to finish, Chapman said. [...] At Albertsons Companies, the health and safety of our customers is of the highest priority, and a key component of that is ensuring that our customers are Jewel-Osco About 190 Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Emails promptly notified of food recalls, often well before the FDA posts a notification on its website. [...] At Albertsons Companies, the health and safety of our customers is of the highest priority, and a key component of that is ensuring that our customers are Vons About 200 Nearly all in California; a handful in Nevada Emails promptly notified of food recalls, often well before the FDA posts a notification on its website.