Blue Bell Creameries Again Issues Recall Over Listeria
Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has issued a voluntary recall of two flavors of its ice cream over concerns of possible listeria contamination.
Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has issued a voluntary recall of two flavors of its ice cream over concerns of possible listeria contamination.
Although no listeria has been found in Blue Bell products, false impressions about the bacteria at Blue Bell has hurt the little creamery based in Brenham, Texas. Headlines have added to the damage done – “Listeria Found Again at Blue Bell
The Texas creamery headquartered in Brenham, Texas, has rebuked the media for false listeria reports misstating information that the company voluntarily publicized as a public information service.
Fort Worth billionaire Sid Bass has made “a significant investment” in Blue Bell ice cream. The prominent Texas businessman has become an investor and a partner with the little creamery from Texas.
Word from that little creamery in Brenham via their Facebook page is that they will resume “testing production” in the next few weeks at their facility in Alabama. This is the first step to getting Texas favorite ice cream back on the shelves.
More than 200 true Blue Bell ice cream aficionados gathered for a prayer vigil in Southeast Texas to show their unwavering support for the 108 year old company. Blue Bell Creameries has been sidelined by a series of Listeria bacteria discoveries in two of their plants between January to March.