KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — School districts, ice cream shops, and local grocers in Kaufman County have pulled all Blue Bell products following the company’s latest recall which includes all products made at any of its facilities because of a possible Listeria contamination.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — School districts, ice cream shops, and local grocers in Kaufman County have pulled all Blue Bell products following the company’s latest recall which includes all products made at any of its facilities because of a possible Listeria contamination.
The company began gradual recalls earlier this month which prompted school districts to begin removing the products from their cafeteria lineup.
On April 6, 2015, the Forney Independent School District (ISD) announced they had pulled all Blue Bell products from all campus cafeterias until further notice.
In a statement to inForney.com, the Crandall ISD stated they would not serve Blue Bell products for the remainder of the school year and Kaufman ISD stated they pulled all products when the first recall was issued.
On Facebook, the Terrell ISD stated they have pulled all Blue Bell products due to the recall.
Local grocers including Brookshire’s, Kroger, and Walmart have also pulled the products until further notice.
“All BGC stores (Brookshire’s, FRESH by Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods) have removed these products from our shelves,” stated a release from BGC Customers are instructed to return all product to the place of purchase for a full refund. The health and safety of our customers is our highest concern and we are fully complying with the recall.”
“We’re committed to doing the 100 percent right thing, and the best way to do that is to take all of our products off the market until we can be confident that they are all safe,” Paul Kruse, Blue Bell CEO and president stated on the company’s website. “We are heartbroken about this situation and apologize to all of our loyal Blue Bell fans and customers. Our entire history has been about making the very best and highest quality ice cream and we intend to fix this problem. We want enjoying our ice cream to be a source of joy and pleasure, never a cause for concern, so we are committed to getting this right.”
In the meantime, Blue Bell has begun implementing stricter safety and testing procedures at their many manufacturing facilities.
Probably one of the hardest hit business in Kaufman County will be Dippin Dave’s Ice Cream Shoppe in Forney, Texas, which, before now, exclusively sold Blue Bell ice cream products.
“Because of the Blue Bell recall, we cannot sell you ice cream until we order from a different vendor. In the meantime, you can come in for sno-cones, hot dogs, nachos, snacks, and drinks,” read a statement on Dippin Dave’s Facebook Page.
Blue Bell says it will begin producing between six and eight different ice cream flavors, of approximately 60 flavors the company currently produces, on a test-first release basis which could take up to three weeks before individual orders are released.
