Blue Bell returning to San Antonio grocery store shelves Dec. 14



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SAN ANTONIO — Blue Bell is returning to San Antonio on Monday, several months after a deadly listeria outbreak sparked a recall.

Phase three of the company’s reintroduction to the market begins Monday, bringing its ice cream to the Alamo City and other parts of South and Central Texas.

On its Facebook page, the company recently announced that its Peppermint Ice Cream flavor would be available starting this week, and that it’s introducing a Pistachio Almond flavor.

Blue Bell pulled its products off the market after a listeria outbreak was discovered in January. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has linked Blue Bell to 10 illnesses in four states, including the deaths of three patients already hospitalized with other conditions.

In phase two, Blue Bell reintroduced its products to Dallas, Fort Worth and Waco as well as Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Phase one covered Austin, Houston and Brenham, where it has a large facility, as well as parts of Alabama, where it has another plant.

Starting Dec. 21, the company is starting phase four of its return, including all of Louisiana and areas around Jackson, Miss.

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