date:May 22, 2015
In response to a records request from a Dallas newspaper, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday posted four additional inspection reports of Blue Bell Creameries facilities from 2007-2012. The four joinrecent FDA inspection reports of threeBlue Bellplants performed before and after the companys April 20, 2015, total product recall.
None of the earlier inspection reports indicatedevidence of Listeria contamination; however, numerous violations of food safety protocols were obs