Blue Bell Cream: 3-gallon Milk Chocolate ice cream recalled due to Listeria infections in Kansas hospital patients. No remedy specified in official notice.
Five patients who were treated in a single hospital in Kansas were infected with one of four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes.
Blue Bell Creameries is recalling its Milk Chocolate 3-gallon ice cream because it caused Listeria infections in five patients at a Kansas hospital. This is a serious health risk that requires immediate attention.
Listeria bacteria can cause severe infections, especially in vulnerable individuals like newborns, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Five patients in a Kansas hospital were infected with rare Listeria strains linked to this product.
Anyone who purchased or consumed Blue Bell Ice Cream Milk Chocolate 3-gallon products. People with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for severe infections.
Check for the product name 'Blue Bell Ice Cream Milk Chocolate 3 Gallon' and all lot codes within the expiration date. The recall covers all products sold with these specifications.
Immediately stop consuming or using any Blue Bell Ice Cream Milk Chocolate 3-gallon products.
The official recall notice does not specify any remedy.
Five patients were treated in a Kansas hospital for Listeria infections linked to this product.
The product was associated with rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes that caused infections in five patients at a Kansas hospital.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Blue Bell Creameries to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall F-2642-2015 — Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bell Creameries Hello, I own a Blue Bell Creameries that is covered by recall F-2642-2015 from Blue Bell Creameries. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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