In Cooperation with Del Monte Pet Products, SUPERVALU Recalls Select Private Label Happy Tails® Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk

Recalled Products Sold at Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Markets Stores Only

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In cooperation with San Francisco-based Del Monte Pet Products, SUPERVALU (NYSE:SVU) is voluntarily recalling from sale select private label Happy Tails® brand pet food items due to a possibility of contamination which may cause adverse health effects in pets. The products have been recalled from SUPERVALU’s Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, and Star Market stores as well as its Albertsons stores in the Southern California, Northwest, and Intermountain West regions.

Out of an abundance of caution, Del Monte and SUPERVALU advise customers to refrain from feeding the following items to their pets:

• Happy Tails Beef Flavor Jerky Strips (All Sizes): production codes TPY7B08, TP7B09; best by dates August 8, 2008, August 9, 2008
• Happy Tails Meaty Cuts with Beef in Gravy Dog Food (All Sizes): production code BC7A29; best by date January 29, 2010

If they choose, customers who have purchased the Happy Tails® brand items that are subject to this recall may return the product to their local Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, or Star Market for a full refund.

Customers who have questions about this recall may call Del Monte, the product’s manufacturer, at their consumer hotline, 1-800-949-3799.