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Blue Bell Pleads in Ice Cream Listeria Case; Ex-CEO Charged
A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud in connection to a 2015 listeria outbreak that left three people dead, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Licker in Texas Pleads Guilty to Criminal Mischief
A Texas prankster who partook in the viral trend of licking ice cream in cartons of Blue Bell and placing them back in grocery store freezers has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. A video posted to social media in August showed a man running his tongue in a circular motion around the top of a tub of Blue Bell…
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Blue Bell Recalls Ice Cream in Florida, Other States That May Contain Plastic Bits
Blue Bell said in a statement that a customer reported finding a plastic tool in their ice cream and the company says an investigation found the broken tool was accidentally added during production.
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Video of Girl Licking Blue Bell Ice Cream Linked to Store in Texas
A viral video of a girl opening a container of Blue Bell, licking the ice cream and placing the container back in the freezer has been linked to a Walmart in Lufkin, Blue Bell says.
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Blue Bell Recalls All Ice Creams with Suspect Cookie Dough
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling all of its ice cream products that contain cookie dough from an Iowa-based supplier.
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Blue Bell Announces New Ice Cream Flavor: Camo ‘n Cream
Texas-based Blue Bell announces their newest flavor of ice cream Thursday morning.
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Blue Bell Announces New Ice Cream Flavor: Cookie Two Step
In celebration of National Ice Cream Month, Blue Bell announced a new flavor of ice cream Friday.
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Blue Bell's Homemade Vanilla Returning to Grocery Freezers
Blue Bell Creameries will have their iconic Homemade Vanilla available when their ice cream hits some store freezers by the end of the month....
“The first flavor we’re revealing is our top-selling Homemade Vanilla! It’s rich, homemade tasting vanilla ice cream with a special hand-cranked flavor that’s the best in the country. We’ll unveil another flavor tomorrow!” Blue Bell posted. Blue... -
Alabama Health Officials OK Production, Sale of Blue Bell Ice Cream
Public health officials have given Blue Bell the OK to resume the production and sale of ice cream manufactured at its Alabama plant.
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Blue Bell Begins Test Production Run in Alabama
Blue Bell Creameries has started testing its ice cream production at its Sylacauga, Alabama facility Wednesday.
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CDC Issues Final Report on Blue Bell Listeria Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday released its final report on the listeria contamination in Blue Bell ice cream.
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Private Lab Says Listeria Found in Alabama-Made Blue Bell
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.
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Blue Bell to Cut 1,400, or 37 Percent, of Workforce
Blue Bell Creameries says they’ll be laying off a third of their workforce due to the extended timeline to return to production.
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Mom, Daughter Survive After Car Gets Stuck Under 18-Wheeler on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Somehow, a woman survived an accident that certainly didn’t look like it would end well — her car was stuck under the belly of an 18-wheeler.
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FDA Unaware of Listeria in Blue Bell Plant Before Outbreak
Federal health officials said Friday that they were never told of repeated findings of listeria at a Blue Bell Creameries facility before an outbreak linked to the ice cream turned deadly.
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Health Officials Say Ice Cream Is Safe Despite Some Recalls
Federal health officials say ice cream is still safe to eat — even amid recalls by two ice cream companies after the discovery of listeria bacteria in their frozen confections, The Associated Press reported. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there’s no reason to think that listeria illnesses and deaths linked to...
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Unusual Ice Cream Recalls Raise Questions About Cause
Major recalls from two well-known ice cream companies due to the discovery of listeria bacteria raise questions about how the pathogen could have contaminated multiple ice cream manufacturing plants — and whether the discoveries are related. Blue Bell Creameries of Texas and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams of Ohio — extremely popular brands in their home states — took all their...
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Blue Bell to Begin “Intensive Cleaning,” Training at Production Facilities
Blue Bell Ice Cream will begin an intensive cleaning program and training Monday at its four production facilities after a number of listeria illnesses were linked to its product.
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CDC: 10 Listeria Illnesses Now Linked to Blue Bell Foods
Federal regulators say they’re now aware of 10 listeria illnesses linked to ice cream and other products made by Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries over the last five years.
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Blue Bell Initiates Nationwide Recall of All Products
Blue Bell has recalled all of its products currently on store shelves nationwide due to the potential they may be contaminated with listeria.