BLUE BELL VOLUNTARILY EXPANDS RECALL TO ALL ITS PRODUCTS
Blue Bell Ice Cream is expanding its recall to include all of its products due to possible health risk, and to products made in all of its facilities, including ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, and frozen snacks due to the potential of the products to be contaminated with listeria, according to the company’s website.
The announcement goes on to say, “We’re committed to doing the 100 percent right thing, and the best way to do that is to take all of our products off the market until we can be confident that they are all safe,” said Paul Kruse, Blue Bell CEO and president. “We are heartbroken about this situation and apologize to all of our loyal Blue Bell fans and customers. Our entire history has been about making the very best and highest quality ice cream and we intend to fix this problem. We want enjoying our ice cream to be a source of joy and pleasure, never a cause for concern, so we are committed to getting this right.”
The products being recalled are distributed to retail outlets, including food service accounts, convenience stores and supermarkets in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming and international locations.
Today’s decision was the result of findings from an enhanced sampling program initiated by Blue Bell which revealed that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream half gallons produced on March 17, 2015, and March 27, 2015, contained the bacteria. This means Blue Bell has now had several positive tests for Listeria in different places and plants and as previously reported five patients were treated in Kansas and three in Texas after testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
“At every step, we have made decisions in the best interest of our customers based on the evidence we had available at the time,” Kruse said.
Consumers who have purchased these items are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information consumers with questions may call 1-866-608-3940 Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. CST or go to bluebell.com.
I love mOoillennium ice cream is it contaminated am I going to be okay? I love all blue bell ice creams
I love BlueBell Ice cream my kids are sad that we can’t purchase it at the moment but stay strong b/c we are praying for you and soon we will enjoy the best ice cream.
Search for the culprit that or maybe I should say who is sabotaging the BEST ice cream ever made. Hang in there Blue Bell. We all support you 100%.
Have been watching the markets for 60 years (I’m 82) and there is almost nothing that I have not seen in the business world and markets. There are and have been many investment bankers and large investment brokers who would love to see Bluebell go public. With that in mind one should not assume this is not planned or an inside job, when it comes to money nothing is off base. Bluebell mat be thinking too nice.
So sorry to hear this not only for us loyal Blue Bell ice cream consumers but also to the many employees who depend on Blue Bell to feed their families. I hope this resolves quickly.
Hang in there Blue Bell! Brenham supports you and I won’t eat ice cream till Blue Bell is back on the shelves!