Blue Bell Listeria outbreak now linked to Sylacauga creamery
Blue Bell Listeria outbreak now linked to Sylacauga creamery
Breaking: Sales of Blue Bell Ice Cream approved for Alabama plant
ALABAMA -- The Alabama Department of Public Health announced Wednesday they will allow the sale of Blue Bell ice cream made at the company's Sylacauga plant.
The Dallas Morning News reports the Alabama plant, which is smaller than the main plant in Brenham, has been testing product since last month. But the company has not said when sales to the public will resume.
Blue Bell products were pulled from store shelves after the discovery of Listeria in some product that has been linked to illnesses in at least 10 hospital patients.
Three of them died Blue Bell plants in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma have been shut down since April, when the company launched a major clean-up and revamp effort.
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Blue Bell's return is sweet news for many
SAN ANTONIO -- Claudia Hoover scoops out ice cream at What's Your Flavor? off I-410 on the northwest side of the city. Her sister owns the ice cream parlor. She said she'll never forget her sister's reaction when Blue Bell ice cream recalled its products after listeria contamination concerns.
She was very devastated because she loves Blue Bell ice cream, Hoover explained.
The dessert shop was forced to find an ice-cream alternative.
I noticed a few of them weren't as sweet, she said.
So What's Your Flavor? got creative with their ice cream concoctions.
We add fruits or candy so I guess you don't notice so much of the flavor, Hoover explained. It's just all the stuff goes in... And we sold so much of that.
But for true Blue Bell die-hards like Kayla Gutierrez, the parfaits just weren't the same. She likes the original Blue Bell flavors.
It doesn't taste fake, the cosmetology student said. It tastes naturally sweet. I can taste the milk and the cream.
The news that production and sales at Blue Bell's Sylacauga, Alabama plant have resumed, couldn't be sweeter for Kayla.
I'm really glad it's going to come back all together, she said. Finally!
Customer safety remains one of the primary concerns for What's Your Flavor?
Jim McVay, director of health promotion and chronic disease for the Alabama Department of Public Health, told Fox San Antonio how specific measures are in place to make sure no one gets sick.
They did numerous testing of their product facility and we came in with environmentalists and did testing of product and facility, McVay explained. So extensive testing has been done over a several week period and we have found no contamination at the plant.
Contamination linked to the third-largest ice cream maker earlier this year sickened people in 4 states and left 3 people dead. McVay said it was never discovered at the Alabama facility. His department will be conducting weekly inspections, which is above and beyond normal practices.
Blue Bell announced on Twitter, We're busy at our Sylacauga, AL, facility crankin' out ice cream and building inventory.
The century-old, iconic Texas ice cream maker made no mention when products will be available once again in stores. Hoover said their ice cream parlor will welcome back Blue Bell with open arms.
I know my sister will definitely say we'll try it again, she said.
Gutierrez believes any consumer fears will quickly be erased.
There's going to be just those few folks who will stay away, but honestly with all its popularity, I'm sure it's all those loyal customers will be coming back, Gutierrez said.
Blue Bell Gearing Back Up
Following a listeria outbreak, it's been a hot summer without ice cream for fans of Blue Bell. But the company announced that it is gearing back up to test production and return to store shelves.
Blue Bell Creameries had ceased all production following an outbreak of the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes last April. That outbreak was linked to three deaths and 10 hospitalizations across four US states.
The Texas-based ice cream company announced July 8 that its Sylacauga, AL, facility would likely begin test production in the coming weeks.
When production resumes at the Sylacauga plant, it will be on a limited basis as the company seeks to confirm that new procedures, facility enhancements and employee training have been effective, according to a statement from Blue Bell.
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Returns to Store Shelves in Select Cities.
Four months after announcing a sweeping U.S. recall, ice-cream maker Blue Bell Creameries LP is embarking on one of the food industry’s more ambitious recovery attempts.
The Texas company’s ice-cream cartons began reappearing in grocery stores in several cities on Monday, a major step after Blue Bell yanked all of its products following a deadly listeria outbreak and confronted a financial crisis that nearly put it out of business.
Blue Bell faces an arduous effort to regain the trust of large retailers and persuade consumers its products are safe, branding consultants say. The 108-year-old company—until April the third-largest U.S. ice-cream maker by sales behind Nestlé SA, the maker of Edy’s, and Unilever PLC, which makes Ben & Jerry’s—is expected to draw significant support from its many fans in Texas, but one of its main hurdles will be to win over consumers outside its home state and other strongholds in the southern U.S., they say.
“They’ve got a challenging road ahead,” said Mary Zalla, a president with branding agency Landor Associates. Recouping space in some retailers’ freezer cases will be “an uphill battle.”
Blue Bell’s initial plans call for re-entering 15 of the 23 states where it sold ice cream before the recall. The closely held company on Monday resumed distribution in several cities in Texas—including Houston, Austin and its hometown of Brenham—and Alabama, where its Sylacauga plant has restarted production.
The ice-cream maker is using social media to engage consumers for the return of its frozen desserts. Last week, it revealed one ice-cream flavor a day that would soon return to store shelves. On Monday, it posted to Instagram an early morning video of its trucks departing for ice-cream deliveries.
The recovery effort comes after Blue Bell in late April voluntarily recalled all of its products after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked its ice cream to a listeria outbreak that resulted in three deaths at a Kansas hospital and illnesses in Kansas and Texas. Blue Bell nearly ran out of money as it raced to clean up its plants and resume production. In July, it secured a loan from Texas billionaire Sid Bass for up to $125 million to keep it afloat.
Some food companies have failed to come back from major recalls—especially firms with limited financial resources and whose products were linked to large numbers of deaths or illnesses. Others were able to rebound because they had already built strong consumer loyalty to their brands and moved quickly to admit mistakes and publicly announce efforts to fix them, according to crisis-communications consultants.
In 1996, juice maker Odwalla Inc. was on the verge of becoming a national brand when E. coli bacteria in its bottled apple juice was blamed for 66 illnesses and the death of a 16-month-old girl. Odwalla swiftly pulled its products from shelves, and its executives publicly apologized. The company also upgraded its plant and began pasteurizing most if its fresh juices. Though its sales initially sank, Odwalla, now owned by Coca-Cola Co., became profitable again roughly two years after the recall.
Other food companies have been felled by major recalls just days after they were announced. In 2007, Topps Meat Co., one of the biggest U.S. frozen-hamburger makers, said it was going out of business a week after recalling 21.7 million pounds of ground beef because of possible E. coli contamination. Peanut Corp. of America, a peanut processor blamed for a salmonella outbreak that led to nine deaths and more than 700 illnesses, filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy-court protection in 2009, just days after Texas health officials recalled all products made at its Texas plant.
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Returns to Store Shelves in Select Cities.
Four months after announcing a sweeping U.S. recall, ice-cream maker Blue Bell Creameries LP is embarking on one of the food industry’s more ambitious recovery attempts.
The Texas company’s ice-cream cartons began reappearing in grocery stores in several cities on Monday, a major step after Blue Bell yanked all of its products following a deadly listeria outbreak and confronted a financial crisis that nearly put it out of business.
Blue Bell faces an arduous effort to regain the trust of large retailers and persuade consumers its products are safe, branding consultants say. The 108-year-old company—until April the third-largest U.S. ice-cream maker by sales behind Nestlé SA, the maker of Edy’s, and Unilever PLC, which makes Ben & Jerry’s—is expected to draw significant support from its many fans in Texas, but one of its main hurdles will be to win over consumers outside its home state and other strongholds in the southern U.S., they say.
“They’ve got a challenging road ahead,” said Mary Zalla, a president with branding agency Landor Associates. Recouping space in some retailers’ freezer cases will be “an uphill battle.”
Blue Bell’s initial plans call for re-entering 15 of the 23 states where it sold ice cream before the recall. The closely held company on Monday resumed distribution in several cities in Texas—including Houston, Austin and its hometown of Brenham—and Alabama, where its Sylacauga plant has restarted production.
The ice-cream maker is using social media to engage consumers for the return of its frozen desserts. Last week, it revealed one ice-cream flavor a day that would soon return to store shelves. On Monday, it posted to Instagram an early morning video of its trucks departing for ice-cream deliveries.
The recovery effort comes after Blue Bell in late April voluntarily recalled all of its products after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked its ice cream to a listeria outbreak that resulted in three deaths at a Kansas hospital and illnesses in Kansas and Texas. Blue Bell nearly ran out of money as it raced to clean up its plants and resume production. In July, it secured a loan from Texas billionaire Sid Bass for up to $125 million to keep it afloat.
Some food companies have failed to come back from major recalls—especially firms with limited financial resources and whose products were linked to large numbers of deaths or illnesses. Others were able to rebound because they had already built strong consumer loyalty to their brands and moved quickly to admit mistakes and publicly announce efforts to fix them, according to crisis-communications consultants.
In 1996, juice maker Odwalla Inc. was on the verge of becoming a national brand when E. coli bacteria in its bottled apple juice was blamed for 66 illnesses and the death of a 16-month-old girl. Odwalla swiftly pulled its products from shelves, and its executives publicly apologized. The company also upgraded its plant and began pasteurizing most if its fresh juices. Though its sales initially sank, Odwalla, now owned by Coca-Cola Co., became profitable again roughly two years after the recall.
Other food companies have been felled by major recalls just days after they were announced. In 2007, Topps Meat Co., one of the biggest U.S. frozen-hamburger makers, said it was going out of business a week after recalling 21.7 million pounds of ground beef because of possible E. coli contamination. Peanut Corp. of America, a peanut processor blamed for a salmonella outbreak that led to nine deaths and more than 700 illnesses, filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy-court protection in 2009, just days after Texas health officials recalled all products made at its Texas plant.
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Blue Bells Creameries and Jade Helm
There has been some speculation that Blue Bells is involved with Operation Jade Helm 15. Several other Youtubers have uploaded video of Blue Bell trucks tailing military convoys that are heading to states involved with Jade Helm. I don't know how true that is, but for a plant that has been shutdown due to listeria deaths, there is an aweful lot of construction. The Sylacauga Blue Bell plant is conducting test runs of its ice cream without USDA approval. This is of course to the best of my knowledge. They seems to be adding two extremely large portions to their existing plant. Are they expanding the flavours they are offering in their ice cream? What do you think?
(Edit) Correction, Blue Bells told Alabama news station that they contacted the FDA with hopes of beginning test later in the month of July.
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Sylacauga is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 12,749.Nicknames for Sylacauga include The Marble City, “The Cog”, and Alabama’s Best-Kept Secret.
Sylacauga is known for its fine white marble bedrock. This was discovered shortly after settlers moved into the area and has been quarried ever since. The marble industry was the first recorded industry in the Sylacauga area.
Sylacauga is the site of the first documented case of an object from outer space hitting a person. On November 30, 1954, a 4 kg (9 lb) piece of what became known as the Hodges Meteorite crashed through the roof of an Oak Grove house, bounced off a radio, and badly bruised Mrs. Ann Hodges, who was taking an afternoon nap.
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