As the weather gets warmer, we're getting more and more excited to enjoy one of our favorite summer treats–ice cream! But if you're already indulging in the creamy treat, you may want to consider staying away from a few specific Blue Bell Creameries products right now, which have recently been linked to an outbreak of listeria.
Earlier this month, Kansas health officials claimed three people died between January 2014 and January 2015 after contracting listeriosis at a hospital where Blue Bell products were served. In response, the Texas-based company issued a voluntary recall on March 13 for its 3 oz. chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream cups, which can still be returned for a full refund. Other Blue Bell ice cream products, including half gallons, pints, quarts, 3 gallons and other 3 oz. cups, were not included in the recall.
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Last Friday, Blue Bell issued an announcement that the company was temporarily closing an Oklahoma production plant after a chocolate ice cream cup tested positive for listeria. This past Saturday, the Texas grocery chain H-E-B, one of the nation's largest retailers of Blue Bell ice cream, announced that they would be pulling all Blue Bell products from its shelves as a precautionary measure. And now, Sam's Club and Kroger have also decided to follow H-E-B's lead, pulling Blue Bell ice cream, according to an AP report.
For more information on whether a product you recently bought may have been made in the contaminated facility, visit the Blue Bell website.
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