article_snippet.sent: Blue Bell Ice Cream announced Friday that Blue Bell Ice Cream has suspended operations at an Oklahoma production facility that officials had previously connected to a foodborne illness linked to the deaths of three people. '
article_snippet.sent: We are taking this step out of an abundance of caution to ensure that We are doing everything possible to provide We consumers with safe products and to preserve the trust We have built with our consumers and our consumers families for more than a century,' the company said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: Blue Bell Ice Cream has suspended operations at an Oklahoma production facility that officials had previously connected to a foodborne illness linked to the deaths of three people .
article_snippet.sent: We recommend that consumers do not eat any Blue Bell brand products made at the company's Oklahoma facility and that retailers and institutions do not sell or serve retailers and institutions,' the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late Friday.
article_snippet.sent: The 'investigation to determine whether these illnesses are related to exposure to Blue Bell products is ongoing,' the CDC the CDC said.
article_snippet.sent: Blue Bell said Blue Bell will conduct a 'careful and complete examination' of Blue Bell 'to determine the exact cause of the contamination.'
article_snippet.sent: Blue Bell says Blue Bell voluntarily shut down the Oklahoma plant, then notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration . '
article_snippet.sent: Once Blue Bell investigation is complete and Blue Bell have made all necessary improvements, our investigation will return to operation,' according to Blue Bell's statement. '
article_snippet.sent: Blue Bell other plants continue to operate and supply Blue Bell products to retail stores and institutional customers.'
article_snippet.sent: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been notified of Blue Bell's decision to voluntarily shut down the Oklahoma plant, Blue Bell said.
article_snippet.sent: In addition to the Broken Arrow plant, Blue Bell has two plants in Brenham and one in Sylacauga, Alabama.