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Frozen Waffle Recall

Happy2BHere — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:08:22 GMT

Another day, another recall. Sorry if this was already posted - I did do a search and didn't see it. Man I still wish Mindy was here to give all the specs, but here is a little info to get started (sorry you'll have to google to get more including product names, best buy dates, UPC codes, etc. for the 500 varieties):

"More than 500 varieties of frozen waffles manufactured by TreeHouse Foods and sold under major store brands such as Walmart's Great Value and Target's Good & Gather have been recalled because they might be contaminated with listeria.

The recalled products were sold in the U.S. and Canada at the following grocery chains, TreeHouse said Friday:

Aldi's (Breakfast Best brand)
Dollar General (Clover Valley brand)
Food Lion
Giant Eagle
Hannaford
Harris Teeter
H-E-B
PriceChopper (PICS brand)
Publix
Schnucks
Southeastern Grocers
Target (Good & Gather brand)
Tops
Walmart (Great Value brand)

Additionally, the recalled waffles were sold under some of the following brand names:

Foodhold
Kodiak Cakes
Simple Truth

Listeria infections typically cause fever, muscle aches and fatigue and may cause stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions. Symptoms can occur quickly or up to 10 weeks after eating contaminated food. The infections are especially dangerous for older people, those with weakened immune systems or who are pregnant.

TreeHouse, which said no confirmed reports of illness have been identified, said consumers should check if they have the recalled waffles in their freezers and either throw them out or return them to the place of purchase for credit.

The company discovered the problem through routine testing at its manufacturing plant, TreeHouse said.

Consumers with any questions can contact the company at 800-596-2903, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time."

Not on the list so I guess I'm safe with my Leggo my Eggos.

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

Burnsite — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:12:08 GMT

Happy2Be, Thanks for the info about frozen waffles. I buy Eggos to store until I have some morning when all the eggs are missing along with the bread for toast. So there is always a box in the freezer of Eggos I have tried the Publix waffles and they are good, too.

The Center for Disease Control has posted some symptoms of listeria:

"Pregnant people have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness."

"People who are not pregnant usually have fever, muscle aches, and tiredness. They may also get a headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or seizures."

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

LTT1 — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:26:54 GMT

@Happy2BHere @Burnsite

Thank you for this info. I hate to think about what the original manufacturing/production site looked like and the degree of contamination there. This listeria breakout seems very massive in nature.

May I ask...what happened to the poster Mindy?

I vaguely remember her posting here, but did not really know her at all?

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

Happy2BHere — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:44:31 GMT

@LTT1

I'm not really sure what happened to Mindy, it seems like she stopped posting here and hasn't returned. It's sad how you get so used to certain posters and when they quit posting there's no way to know what happened, but I hope she is OK and just decided to take a break for a while. Along with her other posts she sure kept on top of all the recalls and always provided so much good info about them. It'll be great if she pops up on here again soon!

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

Carmie — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:15:45 GMT

Good grief! It seems every week, there are new items being recalled for listeria.

No wonder prices are going up. All this food needs to be destroyed.

It seems safer to just not to buy processed/ready to eat food.

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

LTT1 — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:20:30 GMT

@Happy2BHere

Thank you for replying.

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

Zhills — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:51:39 GMT

I had Publix waffles for breakfast yesterday....before I saw the notice of recall. Hoping those were not contaminated!

Re: Frozen Waffle Recall

Happy2BHere — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:36:51 GMT

@Zhills

These are the Publix ones listed - hopefully they're NOT the same ones in your tummy LOL

GTIN Product Description Best-by Date

4141500054	Publix Frozen Homestyle Waffles	1/22/2025;5/2/2025;5/22/2025;7/22/2025
4141500154	Publix Frozen Buttermilk Waffles	11/1/2024;1/28/2025;4/11/2025;7/16/2025