Blue Bell to pay $19.35 million over deadly listeria outbreak
BRENHAM, Tex. (UPI) -- Blue Bell Creamery has agreed to pay a $19.35 million settlement and plead guilty to charges it shipped ice cream contaminated with listeria, which led to three deaths in 2015, the Justice Department announced Friday. The settlement is the largest fine paid to settle a food-safety issue. "American consumers rely on food manufacturers to take necessary steps to provide products that are safe to eat," said Jody Hunt, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil […]
