Mérieux NutriSciences assists Blue Bell with improved food safety programs
Blue Bell Creameries LP, Brenham, Texas, tapped Chicago-based Mérieux NutriSciences as its partner in improving food safety programs and services.
In April, Blue Bell issued a voluntary recall of ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks and shut down operations due to the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Since then, Mérieux NutriSciences has assisted Blue Bell with food safety and quality programs, ranging from in-plant consultation, laboratory testing services, research studies and environmental monitoring program design.