Blue Bell resumes production at Oklahoma facility

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries has resumed operations at a northwestern Oklahoma facility a day after the company's products returned to the shelves at select locations in Texas and Alabama.

The Texas-based company says limited production resumed Tuesday at the facility in Broken Arrow, a Tulsa suburb. The company said in a news release that operations will be limited at first to ensure that new procedures, facility enhancements and employee training have been effective. Products will only be released for sale after tests show they are safe.

The company voluntarily recalled its products in April after they were linked to 10 listeria cases in four states, including three deaths in Kansas.

A facility in Sylacauga (sihl-uh-KAW'-guh), Alabama started production again in late July.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9e0a64edd73b410d80b6a9132621a875/blue-bell-resumes-production-oklahoma-facility

[underpants]

1. Yeah good luck with that

It took Tylenol years to get over the poisoning. I'm sure really loyal customers will come back but that may be enough.

[LiberalArkie]

2. It is on the shelves here in Perryville, AR.

[chernabog]

3. The cows do not deserve the hell they are put through

to make this product.

[restorefreedom]

4. the cows as well as others

and besides a few cases linked to spinach and tomatoes in the past, most food borne illness occurs as a result of contaminated animal products.


bad for the animals, bad for human health, bad for the planet. how much more evidence do we need to stop this?

[Sunlei]

5. good that listeria is now listed as a 'food contaminate'. The same needs to happen with salmonella.

IMO, if those hospital patients weren't sickened by ice cream and linked by medical professionals ,- that factory (s) would not have been made to shut down.

[bmbmd]

6. Can't wait to try the new flavor-

Brown 25.

[snappyturtle]

7. I love Blue Bell and am very happy to hear this news! Today is

my birthday.....think I'll see if I can find some at HEB.

[oneshooter]

8. The plant in Brenham is undergoing "production testing"

If all goes well they should ne in limited production by November.

[snappyturtle]

9. Guess that explains that I couldn't find any today. Thank you for the info. nt

[tammywammy]

10. They're rolling out the release in phases.

Brendan, Austin and Houston were in the first phase. Not in DFW yet.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/08/31/blue-bell-ice-cream-returns/71447454/

[S_B_Jackson]

11. Announcing that Butter Pecan will be back on shelves this week.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/blue-bell-announces-buttered-pecan-return-to-store-shelves/35068300

Houston area grocery stores were putting in place a limit of 4 half-gallons per customer and were selling out within hours of the them their shelves were stocked.