ABC News learned that while flood damage was the real reason for the extended closing of the waffle factory, the plant was originally shut down due to listeria contamination. It was while the plant was already closed for cleanup that the fateful flooding occurred.
"Kellogg voluntarily ceased production at the plant, began an investigation to determine a possible cause of contamination and began a regimen of cleaning and sanitizing," the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced at the time. "Kellogg will execute its hygienic restoration plan under GDA before it resumes production at the plant."
Kellogg spokeswoman Kris Charles said the plant was closed for both cleaning and as a result of the flooding.
"Just as the Atlanta facility was ready to resume production, excessive rain in the region caused flooding at the facility, which delayed the startup," Charles wrote in an e-mail to ABC News today.
Stephen Colbert even called upon President Obama to open up the country's Strategic Waffle Reserve. Check out the great mashup of H1N1 vaccine story footage and the waffle story.
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Eggo Waffle Shortage: Bacteria First Forced Plant Closure [ABC News]
November 18, 2009: Eggo Waffles Shortage Alert [The Colbert Report]
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Hey, Where Did All The Eggo Waffles Go?
Kellogg's Finally Explains Eggo Waffle Shortage
i don't eat waffles because breakfast food is disgusting. well, maybe some kind of desert waffle after a real meal. but waffles AS a meal? who the fuck thought that one up?
]]>@diasdiem: If they had said up front, "We're closing temporarily to clean our factory and protect consumers," they might have gotten some kudos and good publicity.
Now it sounds like they were covering something up.
]]>Sorry, I just can't see how this story is that important. I mean, how tough is it to make your own real waffles or pancakes? Don't any of you have any frickin' Bisquick at home?
]]>Kellogg has got to be SO excited that major media has picked up this story. Bet they never expected to have to respond to ABC News on this. LOL
]]>What will truly ruin you is getting used to Mark Bittman's "Overnight Waffles". We prefer the more salacious title of "Morning After Waffles", but basically its a yeast waffle batter that rises all night, and produces the most fantastic, airy, yeasty, crispy waffles, making all other waffles taste like crap.
]]>That's happening more and more these days....
]]>Bisquick? Give buckwheat pancakes a shot sometime.
]]>Mmmmm. Waffles.
]]>Eat pecan 3.14159265 instead?
]]>@AngryK9: The Eggos shortage will be remembered in economics texts much like the Tulip speculation in the Netherlands in 1637: [en.wikipedia.org]
]]>Hard work by ABC? This point was made last Sunday by a Consumerist commenter:
[consumerist.com]
And Johnny Carson is rolling toilet paper in his grave...
]]>This will henceforth be known as The Great Eggo Shortage of 2009. 100 years from now, Scholars and Conspiracy Theorists will be debating the *real* reason for the downfall!
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