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Texas-Based Blue Bell Gets OK to Make Ice Cream at Alabama Plant

Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries can resume production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced. A state inspection found that Blue Bell’s creamery in Sylacauga, Ala., meets all state public …

Blue Bell Says Listeria Source Likely Found at Oklahoma Plant

Blue Bell Creameries says it has likely identified the source of listeria contamination at its Oklahoma plant, but it may not be able to pinpoint a single source for the problem at its Texas plant. The Texas-based company gave the …

49,000 Pounds of Pork Sausage Recalled by Michigan Company

A Michigan-based business is recalling about 49,000 pounds of pork sausage products shipped to institutions nationwide that may be contaminated with foreign materials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall involving Quincy Street Inc. …

Texas Grocery Chain, H-E-B, Others Pull Blue Bell Products

Texas grocery chain H-E-B is pulling all Blue Bell Ice Cream from store shelves as a precaution after a recall of some of the ice cream maker’s products that were connected to three deaths in Kansas. San Antonio-based H-E-B, with …

Recall for Texas-Based Blue Bell Ice Cream Products Expanded

Federal authorities say Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell is expanding the recall of some ice cream products because of possible exposure to the listeria bacteria. Blue Bell is recalling 3-ounce cups of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream that have tab …

Georgia Peanut Plant Manager Cites Mold, Mildew During Salmonella Trial

A Georgia food processor linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak shipped thousands of pounds of peanut products after learning its products were contaminated and cheated on testing, a former plant manager testified this week. Samuel Lightsey is a key government …