Blue Bell Recalls More Ice Cream
September 21 2016 - 07:50PM
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Blue Bell Creameries LP on Wednesday issued a voluntary recall
on two flavors of its ice cream because of concerns they may be
contaminated with listeria, a potentially deadly bacteria.
The Brenham, Texas-based company is recalling its Blue Bell
Chocolate Cookie Dough and Blue Bell Cookie Two Step desserts
distributed in 10 states because they contain pieces of chocolate
chip cookie dough that could be contaminated, according to a
company statement. The ingredient was supplied to Blue Bell by
Aspen Hills, Inc.
"Blue Bell is initiating this recall out of an abundance of
caution," the company said, noting that all the products in stores
had passed its own pathogen testing program.
Blue Bell said it discovered a possible problem through internal
testing, and that no illnesses have been reported. The ice-cream
maker said it alerted Aspen Hills of a potential issue, and that
the supplier has also issued a voluntary recall of its
products.
The latest move comes after Blue Bell recalled all of its frozen
desserts from grocery store shelves last year after the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tied its ice cream to
three deaths and multiple other illnesses.
Blue Bell has since resumed sales, though last year's recall
forced the company to lay off or furlough much of its workforce and
accept an emergency investment from Texas billionaire Sid Bass.
The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation of Blue
Bell's listeria outbreak. The status of the probe is unclear, and
Blue Bell declined to comment on the matter Wednesday.
Write to Jesse Newman at jesse.newman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 21, 2016 19:35 ET (23:35 GMT)
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