Blue Bell recalls ice cream cups because of possible contamination

HOUSTON – Blue Bell is recalling three 3 oz. institutional/food service ice cream cups because they could be potentially contaminated with an infectious organism.

Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla ice cream flavored cups with lids could contain Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly, and others with poor immune systems.

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Some of the symptoms include fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Pregnant women are at risk too because the Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and still births.

One incident was reported March 22 by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment where a chocolate flavored institutional/food service cup tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The cup was recovered from a hospital in Wichita, Kan., and was produced April 15, 2014 in Broken Arrow, Okla.

The ice cream cups listed below were distributed in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming via food service accounts:

  • Ice Cream Cup Chocolate (3 FL OZ) No UPC - SKU #453
  • Ice Cream Cup Strawberry (3 FL OZ) No UPC - SKU #452
  • Ice Cream Cup Vanilla (3 FL OZ) No UPC – SKU #451

The recall does not affect Blue Bell's half gallons, pints, quarts, 3 gallons or other 3 oz. cups.

Consumers who bought these items are urged to return them to the store for a full refund. For more information consumers with questions may call 979-836-7977.