Trader Joe's Griddle Waffles Pumpkin Recalled for Listeria Contamination Risk
Treehouse Foods is recalling Trader Joe's Griddle Waffles Pumpkin due to potential Listeria contamination. About 9.9 million cases with batch codes starting with 2C and best-by dates October 1 through October 11, 2025, are affected.
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 recall involves Listeria monocytogenes, a high-risk pathogen listed in the High severity criterion. No illnesses or hospitalizations have been reported, and the contamination is characterized as potential, which under the rubric criteria places this at score 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Treehouse Foods has recalled Trader Joe's Griddle Waffles Pumpkin due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The recall affects approximately 9.9 million cases distributed nationwide in the USA and Canada. Products with batch codes starting with 2C and best-by dates between October 1, 2024, and October 11, 2025, are affected.
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious infection in humans. This Class II recall was initiated due to the potential for contamination, though no illnesses have been reported to date.
Consumers who have purchased products matching the batch codes and best-by dates specified in this recall should avoid consuming them.
Information about this recall is available from the FDA.
The recalled product
- Product
- TRADER JOE'S 24/9.9oz GRDL WFL PMPKN - TRDJO UPC 000000517263
- 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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