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Blue Bell recalls ice cream because of undeclared allergens

Blue Bell Ice Cream is recalling Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream half gallons packaged in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cartons produced in its Brenham, TX, plant because of undeclared almond, walnut

By News Desk

/ 23 Aug 2025

Blue Bell recalls ice cream because of undeclared allergens

Publisher’s Platform: Blue Bell gets food safety award with no mention of outbreak or criminal penalty of $17 million

I am a firm believer that people and companies can change and improve after doing something horrible, but what happened should not be ignored. The International Daily Foods Association – and

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Apr 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Blue Bell gets food safety award with no mention of outbreak or criminal penalty of $17 million

The Litigated Dish: What is the worst case scenario for a company involved in a foodborne illness outbreak?

In typical lawyer fashion, the answer is “it depends.” The consequences for a company involved in a foodborne illness outbreak can vary significantly based on the circumstances surrounding the incident.

By Ilana Korchia

/ 28 Oct 2024

The Litigated Dish: What is the worst case scenario for a company involved in a foodborne illness outbreak?

Anticipating the inevitable: Predicting the next major food safety failure

By Darin Detwiler In reflecting on the evolution of food safety over the past three decades, we observe a landscape marked by significant and escalating legal actions against companies responsible

By Guest Opinion

/ 5 Apr 2024

Anticipating the inevitable: Predicting the next major food safety failure

Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak

For 890 days while the government prosecuted retired Blue Bell executive Paul Kruse, that European river cruise or summer in Tuscany wasn’t an option. This week, his U.S.

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 Mar 2023

Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak

Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec

The Final Docket Call for the second criminal trial of Paul Kruse, the retired Blue Bell Creameries president, is set for March 31 in Austin’s Western District Court. Federal

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Feb 2023

Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec

New trial set for former chief of Blue Bell after first concluded with a hung jury

Another West Texas jury will be called next April for a second criminal trial of Paul Kruse, the retired Blue Bell Creamery president from Brenham, TX. The first jury, empaneled

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Oct 2022

New trial set for former chief of Blue Bell after first concluded with a hung jury

Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury

— ANALYSIS — Today the U.S. Court for the Western District of Texas is giving its first attention since Aug. 15 to the criminal case involving former Blue Bell chief Paul

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Oct 2022

Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury

Blue Bell’s insurance carriers do not have to pay for the 2015 Listeria outbreak damages

Federal Judge Robert Pitman, who presided over the 15-day mistrial of Blue Bell’s former president, has ruled in another case involving the Brenham, TX-based creamery. From his Western District

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Aug 2022

Blue Bell’s insurance carriers do not have to pay for the 2015 Listeria outbreak damages

Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections

AUSTIN — When the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) first learned South Carolina found Listeria in two Blue Bell ice cream products, it suggested the company prepare a recall

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Aug 2022

Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause. Kruse is the retired president of

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Aug 2022

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

Preparations underway for Blue Bell trial

When a federal criminal trial is less than 60 days from jury selection, that’s usually when the pretrial stage heats up. But in the criminal case of United States

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Jun 2022

Preparations underway for Blue Bell trial

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Blue Bell recalls ice cream because of undeclared allergens

Publisher’s Platform: Blue Bell gets food safety award with no mention of outbreak or criminal penalty of $17 million

The Litigated Dish: What is the worst case scenario for a company involved in a foodborne illness outbreak?

Anticipating the inevitable: Predicting the next major food safety failure

Plea agreement brings closure to Blue Bell’s last case involving the 2015 listeriosis outbreak

Austin judge issues Final Docket Call for second criminal trial of retired Blue Bell exec

New trial set for former chief of Blue Bell after first concluded with a hung jury

Court action in case against former Blue Bell chief continues despite hung jury

Blue Bell’s insurance carriers do not have to pay for the 2015 Listeria outbreak damages

Texas DSHS first wanted Blue Bell to recall ice cream related to infections

Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today

Preparations underway for Blue Bell trial