Felony fraud charges related to deadly listeria outbreak dropped against former Blue Bell CEO
Seven fraud charges against the former CEO of Blue Bell Creameries related to a deadly listeria outbreak have been dropped after he agreed to pay a misdemeanor fine.
CDC: Some Tyson chicken products recalled after Listeria outbreak in Texas, Delaware
Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling over 8.5 million pounds of frozen, fully-cooked chicken after a Listeria outbreak in Texas and Delaware, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Blue Bell ordered to pay $17.25M in criminal penalties for distributing listeria-contaminated products in 2015
Blue Bell Creameries L.P. was ordered by a federal court to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for sending out contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The DOJ said Blue Bell pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products in May 2020. The FDA, CDC and Blue Bell issued public recalls on March 13, 2015. A second recall was announced 10 days later after tests confirmed listeria contamination at a Blue Bell facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Blue Bell temporarily closed down all of its facilities in late April 2015 to clean and update equipment.