--- title: Kellogg Recalls Eggo Waffles Over Possible Listeria description: Some 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles over a possible listeria contamination, the company announced Monday canonical: https://time.com/4500684/eggo-waffles-recall-listeria-kellogg/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-20T00:33:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T00:42:05.096Z article:section: Health og:title: Kellogg Recalls Eggo Waffles Over Possible Listeria Contamination og:description: Some 10,000 cases of waffles have been recalled og:url: https://time.com/4500684/eggo-waffles-recall-listeria-kellogg/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc38bbaf60529a2e3/6988a6c3196cf43f1a03d45c/eggo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kellogg's To End Use Of Environmentally-Harming Sources Of Palm Oil og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kellogg Recalls Eggo Waffles Over Possible Listeria Contamination twitter:description: Some 10,000 cases of waffles have been recalled twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc38bbaf60529a2e3/6988a6c3196cf43f1a03d45c/eggo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kellogg Recalls Eggo Waffles Over Possible Listeria Contamination by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Sep 20, 2016 12:33 AM UTC  Boxes of Eggo Waffles for sale at a supermarket in New York City on Feb.19, 2014. Boxes of Eggo Waffles for sale at a supermarket in New York City on Feb.19, 2014.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Sep 20, 2016 12:33 AM UTC It might finally be time to let go of that Eggo, after Kellogg Co. [announced Monday](https://www.leggomyeggo.com/en%5FUS/alert.html) that it was recalling some of the popular waffles in 25 states over fears that they may have been exposed to listeria. Some 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles were recalled, the company announced on [its website](https://www.leggomyeggo.com/en%5FUS/alert.html). Kellogg says that routine testing revealed a “potential for contamination” in the products, but that no incidents of illness have been reported. _“Listeria monocytogenes_ can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems,” Kellogg wrote in a statement. “The company has received no reports of illness to date but is taking this action as part of its commitment to the health and safety of the people who eat its foods.” This isn’t the first time that Kellogg’s Eggo brand has [faced a listeria recall](http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/health/kellogg-eggo-waffle-recall/index.html). The FDA found the bacteria at an Atlanta plant in 2009, according to CNN. The company says the recall does not impact any other Eggo products. 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