Former Blue Bell president charged in connection with 2015 listeria contamination
HOUSTON – A Texas grand jury charged the former president of Blue Bell Creameries L.P. with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up the company’s sales of listeria-tainted ice cream in 2015. In an indictment filed in federal court in Austin, Texas, former Blue Bell president Paul Kruse was […]
Blue Bell is hit with a $17.25 million penalty over 2015 listeria contamination.
Blue Bell Creameries must pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak, a federal court in Texas declared on Thursday. The fines constitute the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case and are consistent with the terms of a plea agreement filed […]