Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in leading retailers including Walmart, Target and Kroger, the parent company of Smith's, are being recalled because of possible contamination by the listeria bacteria, according to the manufacturer.A Utah-based company is among the brands listed in the recall.TreeHouse Foods said Friday that it issued a voluntary recall after discovering possible contamination during routing testing at its plant. It said the U.S.
The illness is most dangerous to pregnant women, newborns, adults over 65 and people with weakened immune systems, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.The CDC estimates that 1,600 people are infected with listeria each year in the United States and 260 die.The recalled waffles are sold under a variety of names including Walmart's Great Value, Target's Good & Gather and private label brands sold by Food Lion and Kroger. TreeHouse published a complete list.