Frozen waffle brands sold in Canada recalled due to possible listeria contamination

Various frozen waffle products sold successful Canada and the U.S. person been recalled aft investigating revealed imaginable listeria bacteria contamination astatine a manufacturing installation successful Brantford, Ont.

TreeHouse Foods, a multinational food-processing company, announced the voluntary recall of hundreds of its frozen waffle products connected Friday.

TreeHouse Foods did not accidental what stores successful Canada were affected, however, the waffle products listed connected the callback website see Walmart’s Great Value brand, sold astatine Walmart stores successful Canada; Metro’s Selection brand, sold astatine Food Basics and Metro market stores; Sobeys Inc.’s Compliments brand, sold astatine Foodland, Sobeys, and Fresh Co stores; and Loblaws’ No Name brand, sold astatine No Frills stores.

TreeHouse Foods said successful a property merchandise determination person been nary illnesses linked to the recalled products to date.

This contented was discovered done regular investigating astatine the manufacturing facility, according to TreeHouse Foods.

The institution is urging customers to cheque their freezers and dispose of any products connected the callback list. Consumers tin place the UPC connected the backmost of the carton, and the Lot Code and Best By Date for these products connected the extremity of the carton. The shaper said anyone with questions whitethorn interaction TreeHouse Foods astatine 800-596-2903, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST.

Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that tin origin superior and sometimes fatal infections successful young children, frail oregon aged people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Symptoms of listeriosis can see vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, musculus aches, terrible headache and cervix stiffness.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has not posted a nationalist callback for the frozen waffle products; however, TreeHouse Foods said the bureau has been informed.

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The CFIA has antecedently warned that foods contaminated with the listeria won’t needfully look oregon odor spoiled, but tin inactive marque radical sick.
A typical for Metro Inc. said successful a connection the impacted Selection waffles person been recalled from each impacted Metro Inc. banner locations.

Sobeys Inc., Walmart Canada, and Loblaws Inc. did not respond to questions by publication.

Global News reached retired to the CFIA for remark but did not perceive backmost connected Sunday.

There person been respective recalls of products implicit imaginable listeria contamination this year, and 1 deadly outbreak.

Three radical died and 20 were hospitalized owed to an outbreak of listeria successful plant-based milks that began successful July. The Public Health Agency of Canada declared the outbreak implicit Oct. 11.

Earlier this month, jellied beef lingua contaminated with listeria resulted successful four cases of listeriosis successful Ontario.

More to come.