Waffle Manufacturer Faces Suit After Widespread Listeria Recall

Treehouse Foods Inc., the maker of frozen waffle and pancake products for large retailers like Target and Walmart, was hit Friday with a proposed class action following the company’s voluntary recall of hundreds of products due to potential listeria contamination.

Plaintiff Amanda Rugg-Harrell alleged she became ill after consuming contaminated products she bought from her local Walmart. She filed her complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Consumers “bargained for waffles that were safe to consume,” the complaint said. Treehouse’s products “were, and still are, unsafe to consume due to the risk of Listeria ...