Illnesses linked to Blue Bell ice cream products trigger recall

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Dallas Morning News

The Food and Drug Administration issued a consumer advisory Friday about certain Blue Bell ice cream products made in Texas. The notice was issued after several confirmed cases of Listeriosis in Kansas were linked to products made on a single production line at the Blue Bell Creameries plant in Brenham.

Blue Bell has stopped production and distribution of ice cream products from that line and has removed them from stores and any other retail outlets. The advisory does not include Blue Bell cups, pints or half gallons. The affected products include the following novelty items made on the line:

Chocolate Chip Country Cookie
Great Divide Bar
Sour Pop Green Apple Bar
Cotton Candy Bar
Scoops
Vanilla Stick Slices
Almond Bar
No Sugar Added Mooo Bar (regular Mooo Bars are not included)

Consumers should not eat these items and should discard any of these products they may have in their freezers.

Recent laboratory tests of three ice cream products from the Brenham production line – Country Cookie, Great Divide and Scoops – indicated the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause severe illness. The company is calling back additional ice cream items because they were made on the same production line.

Read more: http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/illnesses-linked-to-blue-bell-ice-cream-products-trigger-recall.html/

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Cross-posted in the Texas Group.

[rickford66]

1. In a free market, employees don't have to wash their hands.

[Android3.14]

4. Bizarre conclusion

Where did you hear that? Seriously, do you believe there are no regulations about food workers washing their hands?

[rickford66]

12. It was sarcasm.

Recently some politician (I can't remember who and I know I read it on DU) said that in a free market, employees shouldn't have to wash their hands. Customers would stop patronizing I suppose. He insinuated that with less regulation the free market would self correct. I don't believe it for a second. In this case it's a possibility that regulations were skirted or shortcuts taken or something else overlooked. Of course we may never find out, but with products, especially food, sold to the public, there can't be enough oversight and we know there's hardly any. Every year there's less food inspectors to go around.

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. You took the words right out of my mouth

As a consumer who does most of the grocery shopping and cook from scratch for the most part - I do not go down middle aisles of stores -

You will probably get comments to the affect - HUH! - what do you mean employees don't have to wash their hands?? - That just means they are not up to date with current nutty yahoos....

Be well - wishing you washed hands....

[Major Nikon]

7. Though that's not how listeria speads

[Android3.14]

2. Thank God Banana Pudding Ice Cream wasn't on the list

I might have had to start attending church again.

[d_legendary1]

3. I LOVE BLUE BELL ICE CREAM!!!

Especially the mango flavor. Good to see that its not on the list.

[blkmusclmachine]

5. Mango?!?! Didn't know the good God fearin' people of Brenham TX would make a heathen, commie flavor~

Just kidding!

(I thought all BB made was some variation of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry...)

[d_legendary1]

10. Must be a Florida thing

For some reason we tend to have flavors made with tropical fruits.

[Major Nikon]

9. I've toured the factory

They are very attentive to cleanliness. I suppose something like this can happen to most any dairy operation. It's good that it wasn't more widespread as they make a lot of ice cream there.

[d_legendary1]

11. Glad to know the value cleanliness

I thought I was going to be forced into cold turkey. I shudder at the thought of having to buy Breyers (feh!).

[Sunlei]

8. one of the worse

Listeria monocytogenes

[LiberalFighter]

13. The half gallons were on sale at the local store yesterday.

[GoCubsGo]

14. Good thing I can't afford it.

They want seven bucks per half gallon around here. No thanks. I stick with the store brand organic ice cream for half the price, and none of the artificial additives.

[marble falls]

15. $7.00/half gal? Someone's gouging someone! Its usually under five here in Marble Falls at the HEB!

[GoCubsGo]

16. That's the going rate here.

Around $7, give or take fifty cents, depending on the store. Four bucks and change if it's on a good sale.

[marble falls]

17. Man! I'd be stocking up for those $7.00 days! What's Breyer's going for?

[GoCubsGo]

18. $3.50 on sale.

It's frequently on sale. I have seen it as much as $6 off sale. The same goes for Edy's (Dreyer's.) They're all still way cheaper than Graeter's. $5/pint, $15/half gal. I shit you not.

[marble falls]

19. Sonds like a backup plan on those $7.00 days! Breyer's Chocolate Chip Mint!