After a Listeriosis outbreak was linked to its ice cream and a nationwide recall was initiated, Blue Bell says it’s ready to begin test production at one of its facilities.
With its ice cream still absent from store shelves, Blue Bell Creameries says it notified FDA and state health officials in Alabama it will begin test production at its Sylacauga, AL facility within the next several weeks. The company adds it has no firm date for when the test production will start and has no concrete timeline for when consumers might once again be able to purchase Blue Bell ice cream in stores.
“We have been working diligently to prepare our facilities to resume test production, and our focus throughout this process has been to ensure the public that when our products return to market, they are safe,” says Greg Bridges, vice president of operations for Blue Bell. “We are very excited about taking these important first steps as part of the process of getting high-quality Blue Bell products back to consumers.”