Three people died and several others became ill after eating Blue Bell ice cream products contaminated with the listeria bacteria. A series of recalls and cleanups at the plants failed to eradicate the problem, and in April of this year, the company voluntarily pulled all of its ice cream from store shelves. The company's ice cream has been absent from stores for over four months after pulling all the products. It almost was the end of the 108 year old company as they laid off almost 4,000 employees.
They have slowly begun bring employees back on line and at the end of this month, containers of Blue Bell ice cream, a staple in Texas and other southern states (23), will finally return to store shelves. There will be a phased return to distribution and , of course, central Oklahoma will be one of the last areas to see the ice cream return stores shelves.
I have almost stopped buying ice cream since Blue Bell pulled its products and welcome their return. I am confident the company has acted responsibly and I don't have any concerns that would stop me purchasing Blue Bell ice cream again.
They have slowly begun bring employees back on line and at the end of this month, containers of Blue Bell ice cream, a staple in Texas and other southern states (23), will finally return to store shelves. There will be a phased return to distribution and , of course, central Oklahoma will be one of the last areas to see the ice cream return stores shelves.
I have almost stopped buying ice cream since Blue Bell pulled its products and welcome their return. I am confident the company has acted responsibly and I don't have any concerns that would stop me purchasing Blue Bell ice cream again.