(Time) Three people in Kansas have died after eating contaminated Blue Bell Creameries brand ice cream products, health officials said.
A total of five people in the state were infected with life-threatening listeriosis, which is caused by exposure to the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. Four of the ill individuals told health authorities they drank milkshakes made with a Blue Bell brand ice cream product called "Scoops" in the last month.
