Blue Bell Ice Cream voluntarily recalls all of its products due to potential Listeria contamination
“At this point, we cannot say with certainty how Listeria was introduced to our facilities and so we have taken this unprecedented step,” says the CEO.
Press release
BRENHAM, Texas, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Bell Ice Cream of Brenham, Texas, is voluntarily recalling all of its products currently on the market made at all of its facilities including ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.