Blue Bell fined over $17 million for 2015 listeria outbreak

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Blue Bell Creameries has been fined $17.25 million for criminal penalties linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak that killed three people.

In May 2020, Blue Bell pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanor counts of disturbing adulterated products.

The fine and forfeiture total is the record-breaking criminal penalty for a food safety conviction.

The plea agreement says Blue Bell was notified about listeria contamination in ice cream products. However, the company did not immediately recall the items or make a statement about the health risk.

https://www.nbc12.com/2020/09/18/blue-bell-fined-over-million-listeria-outbreak/

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1. It took 5 years to penalize them?

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2. I worked at the sylacauga al Blue Bell plant from 1989 to 1995 as a millwright .

And the plant was full of listeria at that time . I would never eat Blue Bell .