In any event, it will take a long time -- if ever -- for this Texas-based company to restore customer confidence.
Our local WalMarts sell Blue Bell ice cream...
could be Somalis since the item is not pork...
Dreadful. RIP.
That was my very first thought. I figured that they were having union problems.
Not to be confused with Blue Bunny ice cream from Iowa.
Their Homemade Vanilla is sooo delicious. It really does taste homemade. I’ve stopped eating ice cream while it’s Lent, so I hope they get this cleared up before Lent is over. I’ve been craving their ice cream.
I just read the whole article and it says that only certain items are being recalled and it doesn’t include my Homemade Vanilla that I love so much. I hope they don’t remove it from the shelves before I can get my hands on one of the half gallons.
Probably some contaminants from the “swimming hole” that guy sings about.
Time for Obama to appoint a Blue Bell Czar
I don’t know if it is unionized or not, but I went and got some at Publix a month ago. I went in really quick cuz I wanted to get home to the family. It was a surprise for the kids to have some ice cream. Well I grabbed the ice cream and a few other items. I paid and left. When I got home, my wife happy to see me grabbed the bag and started to go through it. Well my little treat ended up being 7.50 for the container that isn’t even really that big. She was grateful that I was surprising the kids but said I better pay attention to the prices. I have to agree with her on that. I was in a hurry and just grabbed as I went. Even I admit 7.50 for ice cream is ridiculous.
No, it’s not unionized. It’s a Texas family owned company. Their ice cream used to be the BEST and everyone was beside themselves when it came to their town but in recent years they’ve cut back on quality so much it’s no better than store brand except still double the price.
Sounds plausible to me. Don't have to think this one thru very far to see how such a thing could happen...
But hey, undocumented workers will work for half of an American's wage. /s just in case it's really needed.
All the markets in this area sell Blue Bell but I never buy it as it is one of the most expensive.
Once, one of the supermarkets advertised it on sale. I bought a half gallon just to try it. Personally, I did not care for it. Not awful but no better than the cheaper brands and not quite as good as a couple of them.
One of my Grand children’s school in Oklahoma made a field trip to their local Blue Bell plant. They gave them all they could eat and even gave them extra so the other kids at the school could have some too. I thought that was really nice of them.
Anywho...sort of related: Haagen-Dazs Mint Chip gives me migraines that would keep me in bed for three days at a time. Needless to say, I had to drop my half-pint-a-day habit which has been a good thing in so many ways!
I don’t believe they’re unionized. Tainted product came from one machine, which has been shut down. People that died were in the hospital. Did they already have compromised immune systems?
It is NOT the half-gallon ice creams, thank goodness, as I just started on a Blue Bell Banana Split tub...
From the article:
The FDA says listeria bacteria were found in samples of Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Country Cookies, Great Divide Bars, Sour Pop Green Apple Bars, Cotton Candy Bars, Scoops, Vanilla Stick Slices, Almond Bars and No Sugar Added Moo Bars.
And then someone did not do a swab test.
I was often considered a pain in the fourth point of contact because I insisted that at least six swab tests had to be taken and then results needed to be back before the product went out.
I hated recalls.
cheap cut rate crappy ice cream anyway; full of garbage chemicals and lots and lots and lots of sugar:
Milk, Cream, Sugar, Skim Milk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Natural And Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Cellulose Gum, Vegetable Gums (Guar, Carrageenan, Carob Bean), Salt, Annatto Color.
One side effect of eating ice cream that democrats don’t have to worry about:
BRAIN FREEZE!