Florida woman finds foreign object in Blue Bell Ice Cream tub

A Florida woman this week posted a video on Facebook of a foreign object found inside a gallon of Blue Bell ice cream, which appeared to be a piece of rubber.

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A Florida woman this week posted a video on Facebook of a foreign object found inside a half-gallon of Blue Bell ice cream, which appeared to be a piece of rubber.

According to WLTV-TV on Thursday, Elkton, Florida resident Melissa Collins posted the video late Wednesday night and it soon went viral.

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Collins told the outlet that she and her daughter bought the ice cream at an area Publix grocery store.

She reached out to Blue Bell's corporate contact about the foreign object after running the half-gallon of ice cream and its contents under hot water.

"I looked over and there was just like, a white thing, kind of sticking out from the top," Collins told the outlet. "It was like rubbery and stretchy and I'm wondering where it came from."

Blue Bell released a statement to the TV outlet, stating that they made arrangements to have Collins send the object to their labs for testing.

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"We take all consumer concerns seriously. We will attempt to identify the object and determine its origin, and then share the results of our investigation with the consumer," the Brenham-based brand told WLTV-TV. "Our number one concern is consumer satisfaction and our goal is to meet consumer expectations with each product we produce. We are committed to ensuring that every consumer has a pleasant experience eating our ice cream."