Frozen Waffles Under Fire: Expanded Recall Due to Potential Listeria Risk
According to News Week, TreeHouse Foods has expanded its voluntary recall of frozen waffles and pancakes to include all products manufactured at its Brantford, Ontario facility due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Initial Recall Details
Earlier this week, TreeHouse Foods recalled 25 brands of frozen waffles after discovering possible contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the recall has now broadened to cover “frozen toaster waffle, Belgian waffle, and pancake products” from 24 additional brands.
Newly Affected Brands
The expanded recall includes the following brands:
- 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
Original Brands Recalled
The initial recall involved these 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
The FDA has advised consumers to check their freezers for any recalled products, which were distributed across all U.S. states and Canadian provinces. The affected products were sold in various stores, including Albertsons, Aldi, Dollar General, Kroger, Publix, Target, and Walmart. Consumers are encouraged to dispose of the products or return them for a refund.
To identify the recalled items, the FDA recommends checking the UPC on the back of the carton and looking for the Lot Code and Best By Date on the end of the carton. All Lot Codes related to this recall will begin with 2C.
Health Risks of Listeria
While no illnesses have been reported in connection with these products, the FDA warns that Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infections, particularly in vulnerable populations such as young children, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may experience symptoms like high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. In pregnant women, Listeria infection can lead to miscarriages and stillbirths.
Conclusion
TreeHouse Foods is working with retail partners to retrieve and destroy the recalled products. The company urges customers to check their freezers for the affected items and dispose of them or return them for a refund. Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for approximately 1,600 infections and 260 deaths in the U.S. each year, making it a significant foodborne illness concern, according to the CDC.
