Here is an Update Q: What have you changed to make things safe? A: We are implementing additional safety procedures and testing, including:Evaluating and making facility repairs, including replacing floors, floor tiles and ceiling tiles, as needed.Conducting thorough cleaning and sanitizing, including disassembling and steam cleaning all equipment, and inspecting and sanitizing all HVAC systems.Working with a team of independent microbiologists to review and revise all cleaning and sanitization procedures, and installing new control systems to provide higher hot water temperatures for cleaning and sanitizing.Eliminating possible contamination pathways, including redesigning work spaces to re-route traffic in production areas, placing barriers between work areas, installing additional foot washers at doors into production areas, and discontinuing use of outside materials such as wood pallets in sanitary areas.Establishing revised protocols and quality assurance requirements for environmental and product sample testing, including a more rigorous monitoring program for Listeria.Destroying existing cardboard containers, boxes and product wrappers that could potentially provide a pathway for contamination. Plants will discontinue the reuse of cardboard shipping sleeves.Continuing employee training in microbiology and detailed cleaning and sanitization methods and systems.
@GoldenGirl: Â Those are the actions they negotiated with various agencies (Texas Health, CDC, etc) in order to restart production. Â When production does start, it will be very limited as they monitor it. Â Then production will GRADUALLY increase and expand.Don't expect any Blue Bell in quantities for a while. Â I suspect this will primarily be a Blue Bell-less summer.
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