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20 Apr, 2015

All products recalled

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Blue Bell issues a statement recalling all of its products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. To date, there are eight documented cases of illness related to Blue Bell products. Blue Bell has now had several positive tests for Listeria in different places and plants.

Today’s decision was the result of findings from an enhanced sampling program initiated by Blue Bell which revealed that Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream half gallons produced on March 17, 2015, and March 27, 2015, contained the bacteria…We’re committed to doing the 100 percent right thing, and the best way to do that is to take all of our products off the market until we can be confident that they are all safe.