The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0161-2025·Announced 2024-12-04

H-E-B Griddle Waffles Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

Treehouse Foods is recalling H-E-B griddle waffles with blueberry and butter due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects approximately 9.9 million cases distributed nationwide.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen. No illnesses or deaths are reported in the source material.

Plain-English summary

Treehouse Foods is recalling H-E-B brand griddle waffles with blueberry and butter because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium.

The recall affects approximately 9.9 million cases distributed nationwide in the United States and Canada. The affected product has batch codes starting with 2C and carries Best By dates from October 1, 2024 through October 11, 2025.

Consumers should not consume this product. If you have purchased this product, return it to the point of purchase for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
H-E-B 12/12.35oz GRDL WFL BLBRY-HEBUT UPC 041220008193
Manufacturer
Treehouse Foods
Hazard
Affected units
9,907,389

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 65 recalled by Treehouse Foods under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 65 products in this recall →

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