Frozen waffles sold at Walmart, Target, other retailers recalled over listeria risk
Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold at major grocery stores and retailers have been recalled due to risk of listeria contamination, according to their food manufacturer.
TreeHouse Foods, a food processing company based in Oak Brook, Illinois, recalled the waffles on Friday and said the “issue was discovered through routine testing at the manufacturing facility.”
There are no known illnesses linked to the potential outbreak, TreeHouse said on Friday.
The recalled waffles – including popular brands like Best Choice, Target’s Good & Gather and Walmart’s Great Value – were distributed throughout the United States and Canada, the manufacturer said.
Consumers may have some of the recalled products sitting in their freezers.
Food products usually have barcodes on their packaging that indicate when they were produced and on which factory line the food was produced. TreeHouse Foods recommends customers check their freezers for frozen waffle products and search for the affected product codes listed on their website.
Listeria is a serious infection, posing the largest risk to older adults, immunodeficient people and pregnant women, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. It can cause fever, aches, headaches, stiffness, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions and diarrhea, the agency said.
The bacteria has an incubation period of three to 70 days, according to experts.
TreeHouse Foods did not respond to requests for further comment.
Full list of waffles being recalled:
- Always Save Homestyle Waffles
- Best Choice Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Best Choice Blueberry Waffles
- Best Choice Original Waffles
- Best Choice Buttermilk Waffles
- Best Choice Multigrain Waffles
- Bettergoods Blueberry Protein Waffles
- Bettergoods Chocolate Chip Protein Waffles
- Bettergoods Vanilla Protein Buttermilk Waffles
- Breakfast Best Homestyle Waffles
- Breakfast Best Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Breakfast Best Blueberry Waffles
- Breakfast Best Cinnamon Waffles
- Breakfast Best Pumpkin Waffles
- Clover Valley Homestyle Waffles
- Clover Valley Buttermilk Waffles
- Essential Homestyle Waffles
- Food Lion Blueberry Waffles
- Food Lion Reduced Fat Homestyle Waffles
- Food Lion Reduced Fat Buttermilk Waffles
- Foodhold Blueberry Waffles
- Foodhold Homestyle Waffles
- Foodhold Buttermilk Waffles
- Foodhold Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Foodhold Multigrain Waffles
- Giant Eagle Blueberry Waffles
- Giant Eagle Homestyle Waffles
- Giant Eagle Buttermilk Waffles
- Good & Gather Buttermilk Vanilla Waffles
- Good & Gather Homestyle Waffles
- Good & Gather Buttermilk Waffles
- Good & Gather Blueberry Waffles
- Great Value Homestyle Waffles
- Great Value Buttermilk Waffles
- Great Value Blueberry Waffles
- Hannaford Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Hannaford Blueberry Waffles
- Hannaford Homestyle Waffles
- Hannaford Reduced Fat Buttermilk Waffles
- Hannaford Multigrain Waffles
- Harris Teeter Blueberry Waffles
- Harris Teeter Homestyle Waffles
- Harris Teeter Buttermilk Waffles
- Harris Teeter Multigrain Waffles
- HEB Higher Harvest Original Protein Waffles
- Kodiak Cakes Vanilla Buttermilk Waffles
- Kodiak Cakes Dark Chocolate Waffles
- Kodiak Cakes Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Price Chopper Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Price Chopper Blueberry Waffles
- Price Chopper Homestyle Waffles
- Price Chopper Buttermilk Waffles
- Publix Homestyle Waffles
- Publix Buttermilk Waffles
- Schnucks Chocolate Chip Waffles
- Schnucks Blueberry Waffles
- Schnucks Homestyle Waffles
- Schnucks Reduced Fat Buttermilk Waffles
- SE Grocers Chocolate Chip Waffles
- SE Grocers Blueberry Waffles
- SE Grocers Reduced Fat Homestyle Waffles
- SE Grocers Buttermilk Waffles
- Simple Truth Vanilla Buttermilk Waffles
- Tops Blueberry Waffles
- Tops Homestyle Waffles
- Tops Buttermilk Waffles
- Tops Chocolate Chip Waffles
The waffle recall comes soon after BrucePac, a major meatpacker, recalled nearly 12 million pounds of meat – some of which was sent to New York school cafeterias.
Meanwhile, the USDA is conducting an internal investigation about its handling of Boar’s Head after the name brand recalled more than 7 million pounds of cold cuts in July due to listeria contamination.
At least 10 people died and dozens were hospitalized due to the illness.
Boar’s Head had operated a dirty, bug-infested meat factory and racked up dozens of health and safety violations over the years.
