Blue Bell Creameries recalls DZ 3 oz. No Sugar Added Vanilla Cups sold to institutions after five hospital patients were infected with rare Listeria strains.
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 institutional vanilla cups due to Listeria infections in five hospital patients. This poses a health risk to people consuming the product.
Five patients in a Kansas hospital were infected with rare Listeria monocytogenes strains from these cups. Listeria can cause serious infections, especially in vulnerable populations.
Institutions that purchased the DZ 3 oz. No Sugar Added Vanilla Cups are likely affected. People consuming these cups could be at risk of Listeria infection.
Check for the DZ 3 oz. No Sugar Added Vanilla Cup label. The product was sold to institutions and includes all lot codes within expiry dates.
Look for the DZ 3 oz. No Sugar Added Vanilla Cup label on the product.
Five patients in a Kansas hospital were infected with rare strains of Listeria monocytogenes from these cups.
The recall notice does not specify a remedy.
People consuming the cups could be at risk of Listeria infection, especially vulnerable populations.
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-2716-2015 — Blue Bell Creameries Blue Bell Creameries Hello, I own a Blue Bell Creameries that is covered by recall F-2716-2015 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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