Nearly 700 Frozen Waffle Products Were Recalled in Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Other Popular Retailers Nationwide
More and more recalls have been initiated due to Listeria. Here’s what to know — and how to keep safe.
Listeria has made headlines for months, prompting recalls of millions of pounds of deli meat and ready-to-eat meat products. Now, the potentially fatal organism is showing up in frozen waffles.
TreeHouse Foods, which makes waffles sold under the Kodiak, Good & Gather, and many more popular brands, is voluntarily recalling nearly 700 different waffle products across dozens of brands due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The waffles were sold at Publix, Aldo, Food Lion, Walmart, and Target, among other retailers nationwide, according to an announcement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
People with recalled waffles should throw them away or return them to the store where they were purchased for a credit, the announcement says. And consumers with further questions may reach out to TreeHouse Foods at 800-596-2903, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. (You can see the full list of recalled products here.)
There have been no illnesses reported in connection to the recalled waffles. The issue was discovered during routine testing at the manufacturing facility, according to the FDA.
Listeria monocytogenes isn’t a new organism, but it’s come up a lot lately. This summer, more than 7.2 million pounds of Boar’s Head deli meats were recalled due to a listeria outbreak that killed at least nine people. More recently, BrucePac recalled nearly 10 million pounds of meat due to possible listeria contamination.
Here’s what food safety experts want you to know about listeria and frozen waffles.
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