Kodiak Cakes Griddle Waffles Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Treehouse Foods is recalling approximately 9.9 million cases of Kodiak Cakes griddle waffles nationwide due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Affected products have batch codes starting with 2C and Best By dates between October 1, 2024 and October 11, 2025.
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: This is an FDA Class II recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination, a high-risk pathogen. The contamination is stated as potential rather than confirmed, and no illnesses are mentioned in the recall notice, meeting the Score 3 criterion for high-risk pathogens without reported illness.
Plain-English summary
Treehouse Foods is recalling approximately 9.9 million cases of Kodiak Cakes 8/13.40oz griddle waffles in buttermilk vanilla flavor, distributed nationwide in the USA and Canada. The affected products have batch codes starting with 2C and Best By dates ranging from October 1, 2024 to October 11, 2025.
The recall was initiated due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. Consumers who have purchased products with the affected batch codes should not consume them and should discard them safely.
The recalled product
- Product
- KODIAK CAKES 8/13.40oz GRDL WFL BTRMLK VAN-KDKCS UPC 705599012211
- Manufacturer
- Treehouse Foods
- Category
- Food — Breakfast 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.
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