The GIANT Company has issued a recall on its GIANT brand of frozen waffles due to the potential for Listeria poisoning.
GIANT says its supplier, Treehouse Foods, alerted the company of the potential for the presence of Listeria bacteria in several varieties of its frozen waffles.
These are the products affected by this food poisoning recall:
- GIANT Homestyle Waffles, 12.3 oz., UPC 068826707392, All Lots/All Codes
- GIANT Buttermilk Waffles, 12.3 oz., UPC 068826707396, All Lots/All Codes
- GIANT Blueberry Waffles, 12.3 oz., UPC 068826707394, All Lots/All Codes
- GIANT Chocolate Chip Waffles, 12.3 oz., UPC 068826707398, All Lots/All Codes
- GIANT Multigrain Waffles, 12.3 oz., UPC 068826708195, All Lots/All Codes
- GIANT Chocolate Chip Waffles, 29.6 oz., UPC 068826715002, All Lots/All Codes
Anyone who purchased these recalled frozen waffles are urged to discard them and contact GIANT Customer Service for a full refund.
For most people, Listeria poisoning symptoms are mild and go away in a few days on their own. Those symptoms include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, and constipation.
If you’re poisoned by Listeria, rest and drinking plenty of foods is the best treatment.
Immuno-compromised individuals and pregnant women could experience more severe symptoms, like headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.
Pregnant women could experience flu-like symptoms and Listeria poisoning could lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or infection of a newborn.
Any symptoms of Listeria poisoning could happen three weeks after exposure to the bacteria.