Citing listeria concerns, Dollar General, Target, Walmart and more than a dozen other national chains will remove frozen waffles from their shelves following a voluntary recall. issued by the manufacturer Treehouse Foods.

Routine testing at the manufacturing plant revealed the presence of Listeria. As of October 18, there have been no confirmed reports of illness related to the recalled products, according to a recent company release.

In the release, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised consumers to check their freezers for any of the products listed in the recall and discard them or return the recalled product to the place of purchase for a credit. Anyone with questions can contact the company at 800-596-2903, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CST), the release said.

Photos of the brands included in the recall can be found here Brantford-Waffles-Press-Release-Final-Draft-All-Images-Only-JC.pdf (q4cdn.com).

Listeria, scientific name listeria monocytogenes, is “an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and others with weakened immune systems,” according to the FDA website.

“Healthy people may only experience short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea,” the site reads. . “Listeria monocytogenes the infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.