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Blue Bell Creameries agrees to plead guilty, pay $19.35 million for listeria contamination

The company’s former president was charged in connection with a cover-up scheme.

May 4, 2020

Brenham, Texas-based ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. agreed to plead guilty to charges it shipped contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak, said the U.S. Department of Justice.

Ziegenfelder recalling certain ice pops

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

April 24, 2018

The products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Aspen Hills cookie dough ice cream recall

Cookie dough monster

Fears of Listeria in cookie dough from Aspen Hills force ice cream recalls

Publix, Wells Enterprises, Blue Bell and Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. recall ice cream made with cookie dough pieces supplied by Aspen Hills.

October 14, 2016

Ice cream made with cookie dough inclusions supplied by Aspen Hills is recalled by at least four U.S. dairy processors due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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Nestle recalls Drumstick cones after Listeria found on equipment

There have been no positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes present in Nestle's cones themselves.

October 8, 2016

Nestlé USA recalled certain packages of its Nestlé Drumstick ice cream cones after receiving positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes from equipment contact surfaces.

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant

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Recall woes continue to plague Blue Bell ice cream

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Alabama plant made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient.

September 22, 2016

Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for it to contain Listeria monocytogenes.

Maytag blue cheese recall at Whole Foods

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Whole Foods recalls Maytag raw milk blue cheese

The Iowa Department of Agriculture discovered possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. No reported illnesses have been linked to the product.

March 1, 2016

Maytag Dairy Farms has recalled its raw milk blue cheese because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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What the FDA inspectors found inside Blue Bell and Jeni’s ice cream plants; and steps you can take to improve your dairy plant

Read the FDA reports then go through your plant and look for health violations.

May 22, 2015

We summarize the FDA inspection reports of the three Blue Bell Creameries plants and the Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams plant.

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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.

April 21, 2015

Blue Bell Ice Cream 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.

No holiday cheer

Food recalls hit dairy processors

Listeria monocytogenes, salmonella and allergens are the reasons.

December 31, 2014

It was more tricks than treats for dairy processors in December. Or, to use a more seasonal analogy, Santa left a lump of coal in the Christmas stockings of cheese and ice cream makers.Here are some recent FDA recall.

Good-bye to bad bugs

Prevent Listeriosis through smarter testing

A test from 3M Molecular Detection System uses a combination of LAMP and bioluminescence detection technologies, resulting in a simpler, more robust DNA amplification and detection method.

June 18, 2013

Dairy foods processors must be especially diligent in their efforts to combat Listeria, as it has been found in pasteurized or unpasteurized milk products, including soft cheeses made such as queso fresco, Brie, Feta and Camembert.