https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/1361...a-outbreak
DOJ came down hard on Blue Bell in connection with the 2015 listeria problem.

"A Texas-based ice cream manufacturer will plead guilty to charges of distributing contaminated ice cream products and pay $19.35 million in fine, forfeiture, and civil settlement payments, which the Justice Department said is the second-highest amount ever paid to resolve a food safety matter.

In addition, Blue Bell Creameries L.P.'s former president has been charged “in connection with a scheme to cover up the incident,” the Department of Justice said.

Blue Bell agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products with an associated fine and forfeiture totaling $17.25 million, with an additional $2.1 million to be paid to resolve civil allegations “regarding ice cream products manufactured under insanitary conditions and sold to federal facilities...."

DOJ says Paul Kruse, the company’s former president, has been charged with seven felony counts “related to his alleged efforts to conceal from customers what the company knew about the listeria contamination....""

Small-town Texas company--of course they're going to throw everything at them.

Man Blue Bell gonna be like 9.99 a gallon now.

Given they were one of the only manufacturers that didn't as regular practice seal their product packages plus DUJ fines are going to really hurt business.