O-I Supports Boston Beer Recall; Says Root Cause is Currently Unknown
April 08 2008 - 7:55AM
PR Newswire (US)
PERRYSBURG, Ohio, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE:OI) today acknowledged that it
manufactured the bottles involved in The Boston Beer Company's
voluntary recall of select 12-ounce bottles of its Samuel Adams
beer. Notwithstanding references in The Boston Beer Company recall
notice to the bottles being defective, O-I's investigation to date
has indicated that the glass containers supplied to The Boston Beer
Company were manufactured to O-I's normal manufacturing
specifications and tolerances. O-I will continue to investigate the
root cause of the issue, which is currently unknown. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/CLTU028LOGO ) For
additional information regarding the recall, consumers are
encouraged to contact The Boston Beer Company at 1-888-674-5159.
About O-I Millions of times a day, O-I glass containers deliver
many of the world's best-known consumer products to people all
around the world. With the leading position in Europe, North
America, Asia Pacific and Latin America, O-I manufactures
consumer-preferred, 100 percent recyclable glass containers that
enable superior taste, purity, visual appeal and value benefits for
our customers' products. Established in 1903, the company employs
more than 24,000 people with 83 manufacturing facilities in 22
countries. In 2007, net sales were $7.6 billion. For more
information, visit http://www.o-i.com/ .
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
CONTACT: Media Contact: Lauren Dubilzig, +1-567-336-1312, or
Investor Relations Contact: Sasha Sekpeh, +1-567-336-2355, both of
O-I Web site: http://www.o-i.com/
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