Gluten Busters: Gluten-Free Product Alerts by Celiac.com

Company Announcement Date: October 22, 2024

Celiac.com Sponsor (A13):
FDA Publish Date: October 23, 2024

Product Type: Food & Beverages

Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes

Company Name: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

Brand Name: Multiple brand names

Product Description: Frozen toaster waffles, Belgian waffles and pancakes

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) is expanding its voluntary recall to include all products manufactured at one facility and still within their shelf-life. The recall is expanded to include frozen toaster waffle, Belgian waffle and pancake products, due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Listeria monocytogenes infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Recalled products were distributed throughout all states and provinces within the United States and Canada and packed in various formats under the brand names listed below. Consumers and retailers can identify the UPC on the back of the carton, and the Lot Code and Best By Date for these products (ranging from 12 to 18 months, depending on the product) on the end of the carton. 

The following gluten-free products, which are sold through most retail stores, including but not limited to Albertson’s, Aldi, Dollar General, Foodhold, HEB, Kroger, Publix, Target and Walmart, are included in this recall with Best By or Best if Used by Dates as indicated in the below table. All Lot Codes in scope of this recall will begin with 2C.

• Central Market 11.3oz Gluten Free Buckwheat Blueberry Waffles
• Compliments 320g Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Compliments 320g Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Foodhold 11.3oz Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Foodhold 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Full Circle 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Full Circle 11.3oz Homestyle Gluten Free Waffles
• Giant Eagle 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Giant Eagle 11.3oz Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Good and Gather 11.3oz Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• HEB Higher Harvest 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Buckwheat Waffles
• Natures Path Organic 210g Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Nature's Promise 7.4oz Organic Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• President's Choice 320g Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Presidents Choice 320g Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Simple Truth 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Simple Truth 11.3oz Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Trader Joe's 11oz Gluten Free Toaster Waffles
• Wegmans 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Wegmans 11.3oz Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles
• Wild Harvest 11.3oz Gluten Free Blueberry Waffles
• Wild Harvest 11.3oz Gluten Free Homestyle Waffles

Read more at: fda.gov