Kashi recall on frozen pizzas

LA JOLLA, Calif., June 03, 2011 – Kashi is recalling approximately 11,000 cases of frozen pizzas, including Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza, Roasted Vegetable Thin Crust Pizza, and Mushroom Trio and Spinach Thin Crust Pizza due to possible plastic fragments in an ingredient in the pizza crusts.

The impacted products include the following individually packaged pizzas:

• - Kashi Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza packaged in a 12.7 ounce box and marked with UPC Code 1862732905 3 and Best If Used Before date of either May10 12NU, May18 12NU, or May19 12NU;
• - Kashi Roasted Vegetable Thin Crust Pizza packaged in a 12.2 ounce box and marked with UPC Code 1862737342 1 and Best If Used Before date of either May09 12NU or May14 12NU;
• - Kashi Mushroom Trio and Spinach Thin Crust Pizza packaged in an 11.9 ounce box and marked with UPC Code 1862737344 5 and Best If Used Before date of May17 12NU.

No other Kashi frozen pizzas or other products are included in the recall, and no consumer complaints have been reported. The products were distributed nationwide through U.S. retail grocery stores.

“People who buy Kashi trust the quality and safety of our foods," said David DeSouza, general manager. “We apologize for this situation and are working closely with our suppliers and retail customers to resolve it quickly."

The products being recalled are individually packaged Kashi® frozen pizzas sold at U.S. retail grocery stores.  These products include:

--Kashi® Mediterranean Thin Crust Pizza marked with UPC Code 0-18627-32905-3 and Best If Used By dates of MAY10 12NU, MAY18 12NU, AND MAY19 12NU.
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--Kashi® Roasted Vegetable Thin Crust Pizza marked with UPC Code 1862737342 1 and Best If Used Before date of either May09 12NU or May14 12NU.
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--Kashi® Mushroom Trio and Spinach Thin Crust Pizza marked with UPC Code 1862737344 5 and Best If Used Before date of May17 12 NU.  Click here to view package.