Blue Bell Cream: 1/2 gallon malt shoppe ice cream recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes infections in Kansas hospital patients. No remedy specified.
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 1/2-gallon malt shoppe ice cream after five patients in a Kansas hospital were infected with rare Listeria strains. This recall is due to a potential health risk from the bacteria.
Listeria monocytogenes is a rare bacteria that can cause serious infections, especially in vulnerable populations like newborns, pregnant women, and the elderly. Five patients in a Kansas hospital were infected with specific strains of this bacteria.
People who consumed the recalled ice cream are at risk of Listeria infection. Those who ate the product in Kansas hospitals are most likely affected.
The recalled product is Blue Bell Ice Cream Malt Shoppe 1/2 Gal (2 QTS). All lot codes within the expiry date are affected.
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The recall notice does not specify any remedy.
Five patients were treated in a Kansas hospital for Listeria infections.
The recall mentions four rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes, but does not specify which ones.
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-2525-2015 — Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bell Creameries Hello, I own a Blue Bell Creameries that is covered by recall F-2525-2015 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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