Monday, April 6, 2015

Blue Bell shuts down plant after listeria find- Ausia Jones

Blue Bell ice cream has temporarily shut down one of its manufacturing plants over the discovery of listeria contamination in a serving of ice cream originating from that plant.Public health officials warned consumers Friday not to eat any Blue Bell-branded products made at the company's Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, plant. It does not affect other Blue Bell ice cream, including other 3-ounce servings, not made at the plant. But Blue Bell has recalled other products.The company is shutting down the Broken Arrow facility "out of an abundance of caution" to search for a possible cause of contamination.It is the third time Blue Bell has taken action in light of a listeria outbreak at a Kansas hospital that served the company's ice cream. Three people have died from this bacteria. Because of the Pure food and drug act we are able to regulate this problem.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/04/health/blue-bell-ice-cream-listeria-plant-suspended/index.html


1 comment:

  1. This is a serious issue that needs to be resolved immediately. The fact that people have lost their lives over this is unacceptable.

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