The FDA announced today that they are taking steps to improve ice cream production after inspecting food facilities and collecting and testing samples from the environment where foods are produced. The notice states, “Following a string of safety issues related to a number of U.S. ice cream distributors, the FDA engaged a team to inspect … Read more
In April 2015, Blue Bell ice cream was linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak that prompted a recall of all of its products and the temporary closure of its production facilities. The plant in Sylacauga, Alabama was the first to come online, restarting production in August. The plant in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma was next, restarting in … Read more
According to KEYE-TV in San Antonio, Texas, people are trying to sell recalled Blue Bell ice cream on Craigslist. And that isn’t the only case. A Dallas Craigslist ad offers Blue Bell Vanilla flavor, and another ad in Houston offers the recalled product. Blue Bell ice cream and all of its other products were recalled … Read more
A law firm has been retained in the Blue Bell Listeria outbreak which has sickened at least eight people in two states, killing three of them. “Because Listeria is one of the deadliest foodborne bacteria, producers should be extremely careful and vigilant to make sure it is kept out of America’s food supply,” said Listeria lawyer … Read more
Dairy Services inspectors for the state of Oklahoma liked what they saw at the Blue Bell Ice Cream plant in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, just weeks before the company shut down production there and expanded recalls related to an ice cream Listeria outbreak. “Great job,” “Keep it up!” and “No violations observed!” were among the remarks … Read more
The Blue Bell Listeria outbreak has highlighted the need for improved testing at facilities that make frozen dairy products, according to Fred Pritzker, a food safety attorney with Pritzker Hageman in Minneapolis. Over the last four years, Listeria in ice cream products made at Blue Bell facilities in two states has sickened at least eight … Read more