Nationwide Recall: Frozen Waffles Expanded Due to Listeria Contamination Concerns
According to News Week, TreeHouse Foods has expanded its recent recall of frozen waffle products to include all of its waffles and pancakes due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Initially, the company recalled 25 brands earlier this week, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now announced an expanded recall covering various additional products.
Expanded Recall Details
The FDA has reported that the expanded recall now includes “frozen toaster waffles, Belgian waffles, and pancake products” from 24 additional brands. The newly included brands are:
- 365 Organic
- Brookshire’s
- Central Market
- Culinary Tours
- Duncan Hines
- Full Circle
- Gordon Choice
- Gordon Food Service
- H-E-B
- Irresistibles Life Smart
- Kroger
- Krusteaz
- Nature’s Basket
- Nature’s Path Organic
- Nature’s Promise
- O Organics
- President’s Choice
- Private Selection
- Signature Select
- Simple Truth Organic
- Trader Joe’s
- Wegmans
- Wild Harvest
- Yelloh
The FDA stated that this recall was prompted by additional testing conducted at the manufacturing facility.
Initial Recall Brands
The initial recall covered the following brands:
- Always Save
- Best Choice
- Bettergoods
- Breakfast Best
- Compliments
- Clover Valley
- Essentials
- Food Lion
- Foodhold
- Giant Eagle
- Good & Gather
- Great Value
- Hannaford
- Harris Teeter
- H-E-B Higher Harvest
- Kodiak Cakes
- No Name
- Pics By Price Chopper
- Publix
- Schnucks
- Se Grocers
- Selection
- Simple Truth
- Tops
- Western Family
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Frozen Waffles Recall Expanded Over Listeria Fears
Several additional brands of frozen waffle and pancakes products have been recalled due to potential contamination with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Consumers have been urged to dispose of or return the products.
| Label | Product Description | Retail UPC | Best By Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 365 Organic | 365 Everyday 9oz Organic Homestyle Mini Waffles | 99,482,436,995 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| 365 Organic | 365 Everyday Organic 7.4oz Organic Blueberry Waffles | 99,482,436,971 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| 365 Organic | 365 Everyday Organic 7.4oz Organic Homestyle Waffles | 99,482,436,964 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| 365 Organic | 365 Everyday Organic 7.4oz Organic Multigrain Waffles | 99,482,442,828 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| 365 Organic | 365 Organic 9oz Organic Blueberry Mini Waffles | 99,482,437,008 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Always Save | Always Save 11oz Buttermilk Pancakes | 70,038,644,071 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Always Save | Always Save 9.9oz Homestyle Waffles | 70,038,608,752 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 12.3oz Blueberry Waffles | 70,038,356,851 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 12.3oz Buttermilk Waffles | 70,038,356,837 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 12.3oz Chocolate Chip Waffles | 70,038,596,790 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 12.3oz Multigrain Waffles | 70,038,622,116 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 12.3oz Original Waffles | 70,038,362,852 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 13.75oz Belgian Waffles | 70,038,644,019 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 16.5oz Buttermilk Pancakes | 70,038,592,716 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 29.6oz Buttermilk Waffles | 70,038,632,818 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Best Choice | Best Choice 29.6oz Homestyle Waffles | 70,038,632,801 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Bettergoods | Bettergoods 10.72oz Blueberry Protein Waffles | 194,346,252,756 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Bettergoods | Bettergoods 10.72oz Chocolate Chip Protein Waffles | 194,346,252,763 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Bettergoods | Bettergoods 13.4oz Vanilla Protein Buttermilk Waffles | 194,346,252,749 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
| Breakfast Best | Breakfast Best 12.3oz Blueberry Waffles | 4,061,464,782,273 | Oct 01 2024– Oct 11 2025 |
Consumer Advisory
Consumers are urged to check their freezers for any of the affected products. If found, they should dispose of them or return them to the store for a refund. The recalled products were distributed across all U.S. states and Canadian provinces, and are known to have been sold at various retailers, including Albertsons, Aldi, Dollar General, Foodhold, HEB, Kroger, Publix, Target, and Walmart.
Identifying Recalled Products
To help identify the recalled products, the FDA advises consumers to check the UPC on the back of the carton, along with the Lot Code and Best By Date located on the end of the carton. All Lot Codes affected by this recall will begin with 2C.
Health Risks of Listeria
While no illnesses have been linked to these products at this time, the FDA encourages anyone who is concerned to consult a healthcare provider.
A spokesperson for TreeHouse Foods stated, “We are working with our retail customers to retrieve and destroy the recalled products and encourage consumers to check their freezers for any of the products subject to the recall and dispose of them, or return them to the place of purchase for a refund.”
Understanding Listeria
Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious infections in individuals consuming contaminated foods, such as soft cheeses, raw milk, deli meats, pâté, cold-smoked fish, sprouts, and melons. It can contaminate food at processing facilities and can survive in refrigerated conditions.
The FDA notes, “Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly individuals, and others with weakened immune systems.” Healthy individuals may experience short-term symptoms, including high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Pregnant women are particularly at risk, as Listeria infections can lead to miscarriages and stillbirths.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeria infection results in approximately 1,600 infections and 260 deaths annually in the U.S., making it the third leading cause of death from foodborne illnesses in the country.
