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Blue Bell to Test New Quality-Control, Safety Procedures at Alabama Plant

Blue Bell Creameries said July 8 that it plans to test production runs at its Alabama plant as the company inches toward putting its ice cream back on grocery store shelves. Blue Bell notified Alabama health officials and the U.S. …

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 …

Blue Bell Reviewing Report of Listeria in Alabama-Made Ice Cream

Blue Bell Creameries is reviewing a report from a private laboratory that found evidence of listeria in a carton of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant. Brent McRae, 75, of Florida, who had recently eaten Blue Bell’s Cookies `n …

Blue Bell Reaches Product Contamination Agreement with Alabama Health Officials

Blue Bell Creameries says it has entered a voluntary agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health that includes requiring the company to inform the state whenever there is a positive test result for listeria in its products or ingredients. …

The Scoop on Recall Insurance and Listeria-Linked Ice Cream

While peanut butter and cantaloupe made big news in recent years, ice cream is now the latest item to be pulled off grocery store shelves due to foodborne-illness. Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries’ listeria-tainted ice cream has been linked to …

Georgia Education Officials Checking Schools for Recalled Ice Cream

Georgia education officials say they’re working with the state health department to make sure ice cream products that were recently recalled aren’t being served in schools. Department of Education spokesman Matt Cardoza said in a statement that the Georgia Department …

California Firm Issues Fruit Recall Nationwide

A Central California company has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its fresh peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots over concerns of possible listeria contamination. Wawona Packing says on its website that no illnesses have been reported and …