Blue Bell Issues First Recall Over 3 Listeria Deaths Linked To Ice Cream
Blue Bell, a Texas-based company, announced March 13 that it was recalling various ice cream products after three people died upon eating tainted foodborne illness product.
It’s the company’s first ever recall in its 108-year history. All products that were produced on the machine linked to the listeria issue has been identified and taken out of storage and off from store shelves. It also shut that product line down
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, five adults in the state of Kansas came down with listeriosis after they consumed products that were produced by the company’s Brenham, Texas plant. Officials discovered three listeria strains in the products that were produced from that plant. The illnesses range from January 2014 until January 2015.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the patients were in the Via Christi St. Francis hospital located in Wichita for unrelated conditions when they developed listeria. Four patients had milkshakes, with a single serving of the Blue Bell ice product “Scoops” as an ingredient. The CDC said the patients getting sick with listeria while in the hospital is a strong indicator that this is where the outbreak took place.
The hospital said it wasn’t conscious of any possible listeria product contamination but has removed the Blue Bell Creameries products from its locations when it was notified of the incident. Via Christi operates hospitals in Kansas and Oklahoma.
The bacteria that causes Listeria was found in multiple Blue Bell products:
- Almond Bars
- Chocolate Chip Country Cookies
- Cotton Candy Bars
- Great Divide bars
- No Sugar Added Moo Bars
- Scoops
- Sour Pop Green Apple Bars
- Vanilla Stick Slices
The company said the recall product does not involve the half gallons, pints, quarts, three-gallon ice cream, cups and most of its take-home products.
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