Blue Bell Cream: Strawberry flavored institutional ice cream recalled due to Listeria infections in 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 strawberry-flavored institutional ice cream because it caused Listeria infections in five hospital patients in Kansas. This is a serious health risk that requires immediate attention.
Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can cause severe infections, especially in vulnerable populations like hospital patients. Five patients in Kansas were infected with rare strains of this bacteria from the recalled product.
Food service providers and institutional buyers who purchased Blue Bell Strawberry Ice Cream. Those handling the product without proper safety measures are at highest risk.
Check for Blue Bell Strawberry Ice Cream in institutional food service containers with SKU# 452. All lots within expiry date are affected.
Immediately stop using or consuming the recalled Blue Bell Strawberry Ice Cream product.
No, the product has been linked to Listeria infections in hospital patients. Do not consume.
Look for Blue Bell Strawberry Ice Cream with SKU# 452 in institutional food service containers.
Stop using it immediately and contact Blue Bell Creameries for further instructions.
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-2456-2015 — Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bell Creameries Hello, I own a Blue Bell Creameries that is covered by recall F-2456-2015 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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