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 Jeni's stopped production earlier this week and would temporarily
close stores because it did not have enough ice cream in stock,
Chief Executive Officer John Lowe said on the company's blog.
(http://bit.ly/1FQbV5N)
The company does not yet have a timeline for when it would resume
production or reopen stores.
Jeni's in April had ceased sales and recalled products, including
ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream sandwiches, after a
random test resulted positive for the potentially lethal bacteria.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Listeria
monocytogenes are organisms that can cause serious infection and can
be deadly for newborns, elderly people and those with weak immune
systems.
Jeni's on Friday said it has been investigating when and where the
bacteria might have entered the facility, but says all ice cream
served since its stores reopened on May 22 was safe and free of
listeria due to routine testing before ice cream was shipped.
Texas-based ice cream maker Blue Bell Creameries, whose reputation
has been hit heavily by a listeria outbreak, last month said it
plans to lay off more than a third of its employees and suspend
operations at distribution centers in 10 states.
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Blue Bell has also recalled all of its products from retail stores
citing risk of infection.
After the Blue Bell outbreak, there were 10 people confirmed with
listeriosis in four states, health officials said. Listeria
infection was thought to be a factor in the deaths of three people
at a Kansas hospital where Blue Bell products were served.
(Reporting by Ramkumar Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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