Frozen waffles sold at Publix, Target, Walmart, other stores recalled over listeria risk
Check your freezer if you buy frozen waffles. Certain brands of the fluffy breakfast favorite have been linked to a listeria contamination.
TreeHouse Foods has issued a voluntary recall on Friday for its frozen waffle products that are sold at many retailers across the country and in Canada.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in its recall alert that listeria monocytogenes is “an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”
“This issue was discovered through routine testing at our manufacturing facility in Brantford, Ontario, Canada,” Howard Karesh, a spokesperson for TreeHouse Foods, said in a statement. “There have been no confirmed reports of illnesses or injuries linked to the recalled products.”
Here is what you need to know about the frozen waffle recall.
The following brand names are listed in the TreeHouse Foods recall:
- 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
TreeHouse Foods said in the alert that consumers should check their freezers for any of the listed products and dispose them. If they wish to receive a refund, they can return the product to the store where they purchased it. If you have any further questions, you may contact the company at 800-596-2903 Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
