Owners of Blue Bell Creameries LP have agreed to pay a fine in Texas in relation to a deadly Listeria outbreak, but possibly more significant is that health officials will have the company on a
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Texas crackdown on raw milk couriers stirs controversy
State Rep. Dan Flynn has asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton if an apparent crackdown on raw milk couriers by the Texas Department of State Health Services and city health departments is legal. Rep. Flynn,
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7 workers positive for Salmonella; restaurant reopens
Eleven people, including seven employees of Ajuua’s Mexican Restaurant, are confirmed with Salmonella infections related to the restaurant, which reopened Saturday. Ector County Health Department Director Gino Solla said late last week that the root
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Possible Salmonella outbreak traced to Texas restaurant
Public health officials in Ector County Texas are investigating a possible Salmonella outbreak that has caused a restaurant owner in Odessa to voluntarily close his business. As of Tuesday, two lab-confirmed Salmonella cases had been
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Blue Bell Resumes Ice Cream Production at Texas Plant
Blue Bell Creameries is again producing ice cream at its headquarters plant in Brenham, TX, the company announced Nov. 18, and it will embark on phases three and four of a five-phase product distribution plan
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CBS News: Former Blue Bell Workers Claim Management Ignored Food Safety Problems
An investigative report airing Monday night on the CBS Evening News says that former workers at the Blue Bell Creameries headquarters plant in Brenham, TX, complained to management about unsanitary conditions there long before the
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Texas Community Church Luncheon
At least 30 people were reportedly sickened following a recent community meal at a church northwest of Weatherford in Parker County, TX. Several of them, including children, were admitted to local hospitals, according to family
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Updated: Cyclospora Outbreak in Texas Sickens 113 People
Update (July 6): The number of illnesses in this outbreak has risen to 113. The article below has been updated to reflect this new case count. For the third summer in a row, Texas is
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Blue Bell Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Because of Recall
Blue Bell Creameries announced Friday that because of the “extended timeline” required for cleaning up its four manufacturing plants before resuming ice cream production, the company will cut hundreds of employees from its workforce. On
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Blue Bell Agrees to Listeria Testing and Reporting Regime for Plants in Texas and Oklahoma
The president and CEO of Blue Bell Creameries signed voluntary agreements on Thursday with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry holding the company to
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