Several frozen waffle manufacturers are being recalled after a possible listeria outbreak. Main supermarkets are warning shoppers that will have bought frozen waffles lately.
The U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced the voluntary recall by TreeHouse Meals, an Illinois-based producer, after routine testing discovered that one in all its services might have listeria contamination. The corporate offers frozen waffle merchandise to grocery retailer giants together with Walmart, Goal, Publix, Meals Lion, Hannaford, and Tops. Treehouse Meals additionally produces frozen waffles for different manufacturers together with Kodiak Desserts, Easy Fact, and Foodhold.
See images of all of the merchandise affected by the recall right here.
This newest recall comes after a separate listeria outbreak in September tied to poultry and deli meat. The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention says greater than 11 million kilos of meat have been recalled, and the contamination resulted in 10 deaths throughout 19 states.
Listeria signs are much like flu signs—fever, headache, fatigue, and physique aches. An an infection can flip harmful and probably deadly for these with compromised immune methods, older adults, infants, and pregnant individuals, per the Mayo Clinic. Relying on the severity of an infection, gentle signs might resolve on their very own, whereas critical infections require antibiotics.
Shoppers ought to verify their freezers for any frozen waffle merchandise manufactured by TreeHouse Meals and throw them away, or return them to the shop for a refund. To this point there have been no confirmed stories of sickness from the frozen waffles.
