Food safety investigation into Listeria in frozen waffles and pancakes leads to expanded recall

Treehouse Foods has updated its Oct. 21 recall of various brands of frozen waffles and pancakes to include additional products. The affected products are being recalled from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The recall was expanded after additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

According to the CFIA, the recalled products were distributed nationally in Canada.

About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any recalled waffles and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.

Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 7src days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop. 

Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses. 

Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

Recalled products:

Compliments – Gluten Free Blueberry-flavoured Waffles (8)

• Size – 32src g
• UPC – 55742563177
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Compliments – Gluten Free Original Waffles (8)

• Size – 32src g
• UPC – 5574256316src
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Compliments – Jumbleberry Belgian Waffles (6)

• Size – 39src g
• UPC – 5574234718src
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Compliments – Original Belgian Waffles (6)

• Size – 39src g
• UPC – 55742347173
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Duncan Hines – 4″ Belgian Waffles (48)

• Size – 3.12kg
• UPC – src91479src6src275
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Duncan Hines – 4″ Round Waffles (96)

• Size – 3.36 kg
• UPC – src91479src6src299
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Duncan Hines – 4″ Toaster Waffles

• Size – 3.36 kg
• UPC – src91479src6src282
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Gordon Choice – Square 4″ Belgian Waffles

• Size – 3.12 kg
• UPC – 62src868161745
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Gordon Choice – 4″ Buttermilk Pancakes

• Size – 3.74 kg
• UPC – 62src868161752
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Great Value – Buttermilk Pancakes (8)

• Size – 312 g
• UPC – 681131811729
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Great Value – Buttermilk Pancakes (24)

• Size – 936 g
• UPC – 62773526341src
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Life Smart – Gluten-free Waffles (6)

• Size – 24src g
• UPC – 59749977661
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Natures Path Organic – Organic Buckwheat Wildberry Waffles – Gluten-free

• Size – 21src g
• UPC – 5844959src576
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Natures Path Organic – Organic Gluten-free Chia Plus Waffles

• Size – 21src g
• UPC – 5844959src743
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Natures Path Organic – Organic Dark Chocolate Chip Waffles – Gluten-free

• Size – 21src g
• UPC – 58449167srcsrc6
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Natures Path Organic – Flaxplus Waffles

• Size – 21src g
• UPC – 5844959src552
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Natures Path Organic – Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles

• Size – 21src g
• UPC – 5844959src521
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

No Brand Name – Blueberry Waffles – club size (48)

• Size – 1.68 kg
• UPC – 6src383987732
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

No Brand Name – Original Waffles – club size (48)

• Size – 1.68 kg
• UPC – 6src383987756
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

No Brand Name – Buttermilk Pancakes – club size (24)

• Size – 936 g
• UPC – 6src3832src67src3
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

No Brand Name – Buttermilk Pancakes (8)

• Size – 31src g
• UPC – 6src383987787
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

President’s Choice – Gluten Free Blueberry Flavour Waffles (8)

• Size – 32src g
• UPC – 6src383src38663
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

President’s Choice – Gluten Free Original Waffles (8)

• Size – 32src g
• UPC – 6src383src3867src
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

President’s Choice – Belgian Waffles Original (6)

• Size – 39src g
• UPC – 6src383src35549
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Selection – Chocolate Chip Waffles (48)

• Size – 1.68 kg
• UPC – 59749977692
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Selection – Original Homestyle Waffles (48)

• Size – 1.68 kg
• UPC – 597499src4759
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Selection – Buttermilk Pancakes (8)

• Size – 31src kg
• UPC – 597499src4674
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

Selection – Original Homestyle Waffles (16)

• Size – 56src g
• UPC – 59749977685
• Best Before Date – OCT src1 2src24 to OCT 11 2src25

As of the posting of this recall, there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Consumers should check to see if you have recalled products. They should not consume, serve, use, sell, or distribute recalled products. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased.

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