Breakfast Best Griddle Waffles Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Treehouse Foods is recalling approximately 9.9 million cases of Breakfast Best griddle waffles for potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should discard the product or return it to the retailer.
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 specifically cited in the rubric. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this product, which per the rubric criteria places a high-risk pathogen without reported illness at score 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Treehouse Foods is recalling Breakfast Best griddle waffles (12/12.3oz packages) due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The affected products have batch codes starting with "2C" and Best By dates from October 1, 2024, through October 11, 2025.
Approximately 9.9 million cases have been distributed nationwide in the United States and Canada.
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can cause serious infections. No illnesses have been reported in connection with this product, but the potential for contamination poses a health risk, particularly to vulnerable populations.
Consumers who have purchased affected Breakfast Best griddle waffles should not consume them. The product should be discarded or returned to the point of purchase. For more information or to report an adverse event, consumers may contact the FDA or their healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- BREAKFAST BEST 12/12.3oz GRDL WFL CHOC PEP MOCHA-BKBST UPC 04061463991591
- Manufacturer
- Treehouse Foods
- Category
- Food — Frozen Breakfast Products
- 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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