Over 500 types of frozen waffles and pancakes were recalled due to a risk of food poisoning with Listeria, including products at Walmart, Target, H-E-B, Trader Joe’s, Costco, and most other grocery stores nationwide.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Frozen Waffle Listeria cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know was diagnosed with Listeria from frozen waffles that were recalled, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
UPDATE: Manufacturer Recalls All Frozen Waffles & Pancakes for Listeria Risk
On October 22, 2024, TreeHouse Foods expanded a recall to include all frozen waffle and pancake products due to a risk of Listeria contamination.
The original recall was already massive, but the expanded recall now includes all frozen waffles, Belgian waffles, and frozen pancakes that were manufactured by TreeHouse Foods at a facility in Illinois.
The recalled frozen waffles and pancake products were “sold through most retail stores, including but not limited to Albertson’s, Aldi, Dollar General, Foodhold, HEB, Kroger, Publix, Target and Walmart,” according to the recall. The other stores include Costco, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and many more.
Frozen Waffles Recalled for Listeria Risk
In October 2024, over 500 varieties of frozen waffles were recalled due to a risk of serious food poisoning infections with Listeria.
The frozen waffle recall involves dozens of brand-names, including Walmart’s Great Value®, Target’s Good & Gather®, and many others.
What Happened?
The frozen waffle recall was announced by TreeHouse Foods, a company in Illinois that manufactures frozen waffle products that are sold at grocery stores nationwide in the U.S. and also Canada.
Did Anyone Get Sick?
There were no confirmed reports of illnesses linked to the recalled frozen waffles, according to TreeHouse Foods. Instead, the “issue was discovered through routine testing at the manufacturing facility.”
What Should I Do?
TreeHouse Foods is urging customers to check their freezers for frozen waffles. You can check a list of recalled frozen waffles and look at photos of the recalled products.
Anyone who is concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider, and say you ate food that was recalled for Listeria.
What Brands of Frozen Waffles Were Recalled?
The frozen waffles were sold under dozens of brand-names, including but not limited to:
- 365 Organic (Whole Foods)
- Always Save
- Best Choice
- Bettergoods (Walmart)
- Breakfast Best (Aldi)
- Brookshire’s
- Central Market
- Clover Valley (Dollar General)
- Culinary Tours
- Essentials
- Food Lion
- Foodhold
- Full Circle
- Giant Eagle
- Good & Gather (Target)
- Gordon Food Service
- Great Value (Walmart)
- Greenwise
- Hannaford
- Harris Teeter
- H-E-B
- H-E-B Higher Harvest
- Kodiak Cakes
- Kroger
- Krusteaz
- Nature’s Basket
- Nature’s Path Organic
- Nature’s Promise
- O Organics
- Pics by Price Chopper
- Private Selection
- Publix
- Schnucks
- SE Grocers
- Signature Select
- Simple Truth (Kroger)
- Simple Truth Organic
- Tops
- Trader Joe’s
- Wegmans
- Western Family
- Wild Harvest
- Yelloh
- Selection
- Compliments
- Generic unbranded frozen waffles
- And more
Where Were The Waffles Sold?
The recalled frozen waffles and pancakes were sold nationwide at most grocery stores, according to the manufacturer. These grocery stores include (but are not limited to): Target, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Costco, Whole Foods, Kroger, Albertson’s, Aldi, Dollar General, Hannaford, Harris Teeter, H-E-B, Publix, Price Chopper, Schnucks, Kroger, Tops Friendly Markets, Food Lion, and many other grocery stores.
What Is My Risk?
Listeria monocytogenes can survive on food in the freezer. Anyone can get sick, but it is most dangerous for pregnant women and their newborn babies, elderly adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
Signs & Symptoms of Listeria
Food poisoning infections with Listeria can cause symptoms on the same day that contaminated food is eaten, but it can take up to 70 days for symptoms to appear
According to the FDA, “Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.”
Do I Have a Frozen Waffle Listeria Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting Frozen Waffle Listeria cases in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know was diagnosed with Listeria from frozen waffles that were recalled, you should contact our lawyers immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Food Poisoning Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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