Eggo Waffles Recalled in Maryland Because of Listeria Risk

Check your freezer for a breakfast staple that is subject of a new recall tied to a possible listeria problem. Maryland is one of two dozen states where the Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling about 10,000 cases of Kellogg’s Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

No other Eggo products are affected by the recall, which includes products sold in 25 states: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

No one has been sickened by the waffles, the Battle Creek-based food manufacturer said, but Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The affected waffles are in a 10-count, 12.3-ounce package with a “best if used by date” of Nov. 21-22, 2017. The UPC Code is 38000 40370.

— Story by Patch Editor Beth Dalbey

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