Blue Bell Listeria contamination kills 3

For all you Blue Bell fans beware of the following food safety issue they are currently involved in.

"Three deaths were reported among these five patients.
Of the four ill people for whom information is available on the foods eaten in the month before Listeria infection, all four consumed milkshakes made with a single-serving Blue Bell brand ice cream product called “Scoops” while they were in the hospital.
Three strains of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from Blue Bell brand ice cream products obtained in 2015 in South Carolina and Texas had pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns that were indistinguishable from those of Listeria monocytogenes isolates obtained from samples from four patients.
The Blue Bell brand ice cream products with tests showing Listeria monocytogenes were ice cream Scoops, Chocolate Chip Country Cookie Sandwiches, and Great Divide Bars.
Blue Bell Creameries reported that these products were removed from the market in March 2015. However, contaminated ice cream products may still be in the freezers of consumers, institutions, and retailers.


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