Blue Bell Ice Cream Recall Announcement– On September 21, 2016, Blue Bell Ice cream recalled multiple ice cream products due to their potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Blue Bell Ice Cream Recall Information
One Of The Potentially Contaminated Products
Blue Bell Ice Cream has recalled select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant. The products were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient that was supplied by third party Aspen Hills, Inc., which has the potential to contain Listeria monocytogenes. The products produced with the chocolate chip cookie dough pieces were distributed in the following ten states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
For a complete list of the recalled products and their lot numbers please see the Press Release.
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Listeriosis
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that there are 1,591 cases of foodborne listeriosis, resulting in 255 deaths, in the U.S. each year.* Newborns, pregnant women, older adults, and those individuals with weakened immune systems are at greatest risk for developing listeriosis. Although less common, individuals not belonging to one of these high risk groups can also contract listeriosis.
Listeriosis symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. If the infection spreads to the central nervous system, symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, or convulsions. Pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms.
Culture and identification of the bacteria from samples of blood, spinal fluid (CSF), amniotic fluid, placenta, or other normally sterile tissue are necessary for diagnosis of Listeria infection. According to the CDC, stool cultures are of little assistance in diagnosing listeriosis.
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